The clock divides the day into twelve two-hour bands, one for each primary meridian. It is a classical memory map. It does not say when to act on anyone.
What it is for in class
The cycle helps you remember channel order: metal, earth, fire, water, ministerial fire, wood. Each band links to the meridian sheet. Studying the hour does not replace locating the point on the body.
What this table is not
It is not a treatment timetable, nor advice to activate an organ at that hour. When a school uses it, it is an ordering poem beside the atlas.
| Hours | Meridian |
|---|---|
| 03–05 | LU · Lung |
| 05–07 | LI · Large intestine |
| 07–09 | ST · Stomach |
| 09–11 | SP · Spleen |
| 11–13 | HT · Heart |
| 13–15 | SI · Small intestine |
| 15–17 | BL · Bladder |
| 17–19 | KI · Kidney |
| 19–21 | PC · Pericardium |
| 21–23 | TE · Triple burner |
| 23–01 | GB · Gallbladder |
| 01–03 | LR · Liver |
Questions
- Which time zone are the hours in?
- The classical study table is memorized in two-hour blocks, as manuals pass it on. It is not adjusted to a country or a wristwatch for making decisions.
- Why does it start with Lung at 3?
- Because the traditional teaching cycle opens with Lung (03–05) and closes with Liver (01–03). That is the order linked to the sheets.
Study reference within traditional Shiatsu/TCM frameworks. Does not diagnose or treat.