Tongue state
Red Tongue with Thin Yellow Coating
Schematic illustration, not a photograph
Schematic illustration, not a photograph.
Description
Tongue redder than normal, with a thin, evenly distributed yellow coating.
Significance
Indicates an exterior heat pattern or early transformation of pathogen into heat; heat has moved from the defensive to the qi level but has not yet penetrated deeper.
Related tongue states
Take a tongue photo and see which pattern is closest.
Open tongue check