Meridians are classified according to Yin and Yang and where they are located. Yang meridians run along the outer surface of the arms, legs and over the back. Yang meridians link to lower digestive organs. Yin meridians run along the inner surface of arms, legs and the front of the body. Yin meridians link to upper organs.
The following tables show some general meridian information.
| Meridian | Element | Number of points | Yin/Yang | Coupled With | At What Points |
| Stomach | Earth | 45 | Yang | Spleen | ST-40 SP-3 |
| Spleen | Earth | 21 | Yin | Stomach | SP-4 ST42 |
| Lung | Metal | 11 | Yin | Large Intestine | L-7 LI-14 |
| Large Intestine | Metal | 20 | Yang | Lung | LI-6 L-9 |
| Liver | Wood | 14 | Yin | Gall Bladder | LV-5 GB-40 |
| Gall Bladder | Wood | 44 | Yang | Liver | GB-37 LV-3 |
| Kidney | Water | 27 | Yin | Bladder | K-4 B-64 |
| Bladder | Water | 67 | Yang | Kidney | B-58 K-3 |
| Pericardium | Fire | 9 | Yin | Triple Warmer | P-6 TW-4 |
| Triple Warmer | Fire | 23 | Yang | Pericardium | ST-15 P-7 |
| Heart | Fire | 9 | Yin | Small Intestine | H-5 SI-14 |
| Small Intestine | Fire | 19 | Yang | Heart | SI-14 H-7 |
| Meridian | Entry Point | Exit Point | Source Point | Sedation Point | Tonification | Alarm Point | Associated |
| Stomach | ST-1 | ST-42 | ST-42 | ST-45 | ST-41 | CV-12 | B-21 |
| Spleen | SP-1 | SP-21 | SP-3 | SP-5 | SP-2 | LV-13 | B-20 |
| Lung | L-1 | L-7 | L-9 | L-5 | L-5 | L-1 | B-13 |
| Large Intestine | LI-14 | LI-20 | LI-4 | LI-2 | LI-11 | ST-25 | B-25 |
| Liver | LV-1 | LV-14 | LV-3 | LV-2 | LV-8 | LV-14 | B-18 |
| Gall Bladder | GB-1 | GB-41 | GB-40 | GB-38 | GB-43 | GB-24 | B-19 |
| Kidney | K-1 | K-22 | K-3 | K-1 | K-7 | GB-25 | B-23 |
| Bladder | B-1 | B-67 | B-64 | B-65 | B-67 | CV-3 | B-28 |
| Pericardium | P-1 | P-8 | P-7 | P-7 | P-9 | CV-17 | B-14 |
| Triple Warmer | TW-1 | TW-23 | TW-4 | TW-10 | TW-3 | CV-5 | B-22 |
| Heart | H-1 | H-9 | H-7 | H-7 | H-9 | CV-14 | B-15 |
| Small Intestine | SI-1 | SI-19 | SI-4 | SI-8 | SI-3 | CV-4 | B-27 |