A Life Etched in Lines and Scars

Three Horizontal Lines: On the forehead; suggests a man may bring misfortune to his father and a woman to her husband; indicates poor luck in youth.

Curved Lines: Curved horizontal “snake” lines on the forehead; said to foretell death while traveling.

Single Vertical “Moon” Line: On the forehead; signifies great wealth.

Chuan Character Lines (川字纹): On the forehead; longer lines are inauspicious and may bring harm, while shorter lines suggest intelligence; considered auspicious at the Yintang (between the eyebrows).

Cross Lines: On the forehead; may indicate death by execution.

Eight Characters Lines: At the Yintang (between the eyebrows) and the root of the nose; suggests harm to one’s spouse, a life of hard work yet longevity, often with recurrent headaches.

Suspended Needle Lines: At the Yintang; said to harm one’s parents, also known as the “ominous death” line; indicates poor fortune for children and spouse, and a likelihood of leaving home.

Thick Lines: On the bridge of the nose; suggests raising another person’s child; the same meaning applies when on the philtrum.

Vertical Lines: On the bridge of the nose; indicates raising another person’s child.

Horizontal Lines: On the bridge of the nose; portend harm to children; between ages 48–50 may indicate travel, and women may face difficult childbirth.

Cross Lines: At the Yintang; suggests a man brings misfortune to his wife and a woman to her husband; indicates a laborious life.

Crossed-Sword Lines: At the Yintang; said to foretell death by the blade.

Well Lines: Below the eyes; said to portend death by self-inflicted injury; when on the forehead, they signify wealth.

Net Lines: Below the eyes; indicate loneliness and entanglement in legal troubles, even violent crime.

Double Nasolabial Lines: A woman may have two marriages, a man likewise, or one may simultaneously pursue two different careers.

Nasolabial Entry (“Rising Snake” Entry): Indicates loneliness and could even suggest starvation.

Horizontal Lines Cutting into the Eyebrows: Suggest harm to siblings and parents, or possible imprisonment.

Horizontal Lines Cutting into the Cheekbones: Associated with car accidents; the left side denotes harm to males, the right to females.

Heavenly Pillar Lines: Lines running from the center of the forehead down to the Yintang; indicate great wealth.

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