Sign · 善太息
Frequent sighing
Long sighs that arrive without your deciding to sigh.
This page is a reference entry, not an assessment. It says which patterns the sign belongs to in the table this site is built on, at what weight, and where else on the site it appears. Having a sign is not having a pattern — most people have several of these at once, and the self-check is where they are weighed against each other.
What weight it carries
Every sign in the table is filed against one or more patterns at one of three weights. The weight is about diagnostic usefulness, not severity: a defining sign is one the pattern cannot be argued without, which is a different thing from a sign that is dangerous.
| Pattern | 中文 | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Liver qi stagnation | 肝郁气滞证 | Defining |
| Qi deficiency | 气虚证 | Supporting |
Defining for one pattern
Without it the pattern is hard to justify. These carry ×3 in the self-check.
Where it appears on the site
The condition page that lists this sign as one of the things to look for:
- Low mood 情绪低落
Other emotion signs
The table groups signs by the part of the body or the kind of observation they come from. These are the other entries in the same group.
- Quiet low mood with little drive 情绪低落少动
- Depression or irritability that tracks stress 情志抑郁或易怒
- Loss of interest in things you used to enjoy 兴趣索然
- Crying easily, often without a clear reason 善悲欲哭
Part of the sign index — 118 entries weighted across twelve patterns. How the weights are used is set out in the methodology.