In pulse diagnosis, a Chinese medicine practitioner cuts and presses the patient’s radial artery with his or her index, middle and ring fingers, and senses the pulse position, number of digits, pulse length, pulse width, pulse force, pulse rhythm, and the degree of fluency and tension in order to determine the condition of the patient’s body. Pulse position refers to the depth of the pulsation; to number refers to the frequency of the pulse; pulse length refers to the length of the axial range that the pulse should point to; pulse width refers to the thickness of the pulse path felt underneath; pulse force refers to the strength of the pulse; pulse rhythm refers to the uniformity of the rhythm of the pulse; fluency refers to the degree of fluency of the pulse; and tenseness refers to the degree of urgency or slowness of the pulse tube. These are the main factors that make up the pulse. Chinese medicine believes that the pulse can reflect the function of the internal organs of the whole body, qi and blood, yin and yang of the integrated information. Therefore, through the 8 basic elements of the pulse, you can basically understand and judge the condition. Chinese medicine to determine the condition, the need to look, smell, ask and cut, four diagnostic reference, relying solely on the pulse diagnosis is not able to fully determine the condition, and, pulse diagnosis needs to be carried out by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.