Three sections

Middle section 中停

Where it is

From between the brows down to below the nose. The band that holds the eyes and the nose.

What the books said

삼재는 이마·코·턱을 천(天)·지(地)·인(人)으로 구분하고, 삼정은 삼재와 같은 부위를 상·중·하정으로 나눈다.

Our rendering: The three sections name the three bands of the face that hold the forehead, the nose and the chin.

Source: Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, entry 'Gwansang' (written by Cho Heung-yun, 1995, last revised 7 February 2023). https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0004873 (Checked on 2026-09-05)
面之三停者,自發際下至眉間為上停,自眉間下至鼻為中停,自准下人中至頦為下停。

Our rendering: In our rendering: from the hairline down to between the brows is the upper section, from between the brows down to the nose is the middle section, and from below the nose to the chin is the lower section. These are the boundaries this app measures.

Source: Shenxiang Quanbian, digital text at the Chinese Text Project (ctext.org). https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=905153 (Checked on 2026-09-05)
《冥度經》云:凡天中至印堂曰上停,山根至准頭曰中停,人中至地閣曰下停。

Our rendering: The same book also quotes another work that sets the boundaries slightly differently. We used the first definition.

Source: Shenxiang Quanbian, digital text at the Chinese Text Project (ctext.org). https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=905153 (Checked on 2026-09-05)

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