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Eight principles
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<p>The eight principles are a core concept of <a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_medicine/51rSRXua">traditional Chinese medicine</a> based on <a href="/facts/Confucianism/Nlbwgmxw">Confucianism</a>. The identification and differentiation of syndromes according to the eight principles is one of the earliest examples of critical and deductive thinking for diagnosis. </p><p>The eight principles are: </p> <ul><li>Exterior and interior (<a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">simplified Chinese</a>: 里表; <a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_characters/bBFLkuz7">traditional Chinese</a>: 裡表; <a href="/facts/Pinyin/pUwjfMXg">pinyin</a>: <i>lǐ biǎo</i>)</li> <li>Cold and hot (<a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">simplified Chinese</a>: 寒热; <a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_characters/bBFLkuz7">traditional Chinese</a>: 寒熱; <a href="/facts/Pinyin/pUwjfMXg">pinyin</a>: <i>hán rè</i>)</li> <li>Empty and full (<a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">simplified Chinese</a>: 虛实; <a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_characters/bBFLkuz7">traditional Chinese</a>: 虛實; <a href="/facts/Pinyin/pUwjfMXg">pinyin</a>: <i>xū shí</i>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Yin_and_yang/b0YQXM7U">Yin and yang</a> (<a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">simplified Chinese</a>: 阴阳; <a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_characters/bBFLkuz7">traditional Chinese</a>: 陰陽; <a href="/facts/Pinyin/pUwjfMXg">pinyin</a>: <i>yīn yáng</i>)</li></ul>