浮、沉、迟、数，脉之纲领，《素问》、《脉经》皆为正脉。《脉诀》立七表、八里、九道之目、而遗数
脉，不辨而知其不可宗。然体裁既变乎古而明其谬，意义自当分析于今而折其衷。天地未辟，老阴、老阳用事
；天地既辟，少阴、少阳用事。少阳之数七，七主天，天有七政，居地之表；少阴之数八，八主地，地有八极
（《淮南子》∶“九州之外，乃有八寅；八寅之外，乃有八 ；八 之外，乃有八极。”）。居天之里。阳常
有余，阴常不足（天包乎地，男强于女；牡
健于牝，雄矫子雌）。经曰∶能知七损八益,则足以治病者,此也。天地之数，始于一而终于九，故天有九天
、九星、九道之名（九星即∶贪野狼、且门、禄存、文曲、廉贞、武曲、破军、左辅、右弼。九道∶青道二、白
道二、赤道二、黑道二、合黄道而为九也。九天，《周子》∶一为宗动天，二为恒天，以下七政各一重天。又
《太元经》、一中天、二羡天、三从天、四更天、五粹天、六廓天、七减天、八沈天、九成天），地则有九州
、九野、九河之号。黄帝因天之象以画地之形，广轮错综，无少畸零。《易》曰∶“地道无成而代有终。”其
是之谓乎？期三百有六，旬有六日，合气盈朔虚以置闺，而后岁功成焉。人一小天地也，七表以法天，八里以
法地，九道以法天地之九数，补三脉以象归奇之闰。《脉诀》分类之义，想当然耳。今举为对待，配以阴阳，
一物不离乎阴阳，以阴阳该之，而七表、八里、九道、余三，无不寓于其中，以俟千秋百岁，自有论定之者。
Floating (Fu), Deep (Chen), Slow (Chi), and Rapid (Shu) are the outlines of pulse diagnosis; both *Suwen* (Plain Questions) and *Maijing* (Pulse Classic) regard them as standard pulses. *Maijue* (Pulse Rhymes) established the categories of Seven Superficial (Qi Biao), Eight Interior (Ba Li), and Nine Unusual (Jiu Dao), yet omitted the Rapid pulse, making its unorthodoxy self-evident without further analysis. However, since its format has changed from ancient times, to clarify its errors, its meaning should be analyzed in the present day to find a compromise. Before the heaven and earth were created, Old Yin (Lao Yin) and Old Yang (Lao Yang) were in charge; after heaven and earth were created, Young Yin (Shao Yin) and Young Yang (Shao Yang) came into power. The number of Young Yang is seven; seven governs Heaven, which has seven luminaries (Sun, Moon, and five planets), situated on the surface of Earth. The number of Young Yin is eight; eight governs Earth, which has eight extremes (as stated in *Huainanzi*: "Beyond the Nine Provinces lie eight Yins; beyond eight Yins lie eight Yan; beyond eight Yans lie eight Ji."). These are situated within Heaven. Yang is often in excess, while Yin is often insufficient (Heaven envelops Earth; males are stronger than females; sires are vigorous compared to dams, and roosters are assertive compared to hens). The classic states: "If one can understand the seven losses and eight gains, one is sufficient to treat diseases." This refers to this principle. The numbers of heaven and earth begin with one and end with nine. Thus, Heaven has names for Nine Heavens (Jiu Tian), Nine Stars (Jiu Xing), and Nine Paths (Jiu Dao). (The Nine Stars refer to: Tan Lang, Ju Men, Lu Cun, Wen Qu, Lian Zhen, Wu Qu, Po Jun, Zuo Fu, and You Bi. The Nine Paths refer to: two Green Paths, two White Paths, two Red Paths, two Black Paths, combined with one Yellow Path to make nine. Regarding Nine Heavens, *Zhouzi* states: One is Zong Dong Tian, Two is Heng Tian, and the following seven luminaries each occupy one layer of heaven. Additionally, *Taiyuan Jing* states: One Zhong Tian, Two Xian Tian, Three Cong Tian, Four Geng Tian, Five Cui Tian, Six Kuo Tian, Seven Jian Tian, Eight Shen Tian, Nine Cheng Tian). Earth has titles for Nine Provinces (Jiu Zhou), Nine Fields (Jiu Ye), and Nine Rivers (Jiu He). The Yellow Emperor drew the shape of Earth based on the image of Heaven, with breadth and circumference interwoven, lacking no fragment or irregularity. The *Yijing* (Book of Changes) says: "The way of Earth achieves nothing independently but succeeds through succession." Does this not describe it? A year consists of three hundred sixty-six days; by combining surplus qi and deficit new moon to establish leap months, the work of the year is completed. Man is a small heaven and earth. The Seven Superficial emulate Heaven, the Eight Interior emulate Earth, the Nine Unusual emulate the nine numbers of heaven and earth, and the supplementary three pulses symbolize the leap remainder of return to unity. The classification logic of *Maijue* seems to be merely presumptive. Now, presenting them as counterparts and pairing them with Yin and Yang, since no thing exists apart from Yin and Yang, encompassing them with Yin and Yang, all concepts of Seven Superficial, Eight Interior, Nine Unusual, and the remaining three are contained therein, awaiting the judgment of future generations.