Empty (Xu)

Clinical Significance
Qi deficiency
Aspect
strength
Body Psych
Feeling

The Empty pulse feels rather big but soft.

Kind
Empty

Empty (Xu)

Feeling

The Empty pulse feels rather big but soft. ‘Empty’ may suggest that nothing can be felt, but this is not so: this pulse is actually rather big but it feels empty on a slightly stronger pressure and is soft.

Clinical significance

  • Qi deficiency

The Empty pulse indicates Qi deficiency.