OMT 520 - Cun Measurements

Distance between the anterior and posterior hairlines is

12 cun

Distance between the glabella and the anterior hairline is

3 cun

The distance between the nipples is

8 cun

The distance between the tip of the acromion process and the midline of the body is

8 cun

The distance between the anterior axillary and cubital creases is

9 cun

The difference between the cubital crease and the wrist crease is

12 cun

The distance between the sternocostal angle and the umbilicus is

8 cun

The distance between the mastoid processes is

9 cun

The distance between the posterior hairline and the spinous process of C7 is

3 cun

The distance between the medial borders of the scapulae is

6 cun

The distance between the umbilicus and the pubis symphysis is

5 cun

The distance between the lateral prominence of the greater trochanter and the popliteal crease is

19 cun

The height of the patella is

2 cun

The distance between the gluteal fold and the knee is

14 cun

The distance between the popliteal crease and the lateral malleolus is

16 cun

The distance between the popliteal crease and the medial malleolus is

15 cun

The width of four fingers held together at the interphalangeal joint is

3 cun

The width of the index and middle fingers held together at the interphalangeal joint is

1.5 cun