The invention discloses a method for obtaining the pulse wave velocity of aorta by using pulse wave of radial artery, relating to the field of cardiovascular medicines in biomedicine. In the invention, based on the waveform at one point of radial artery, the pulse wave transit time of the aorta can be analyzed and obtained, further, the pulse wave velocity of the aorta can be calculated, and the calculation formula is as follows: the pulse wave velocity of the aorta (aoPWV)is equal to a result that the time difference (delta t) between the main wave and the reflected wave of the pulse wave ofthe radial artery is divided by two times of the length of the aorta, that is, aoPWV=2L/delta t; in the invention, the transmit theory of the pulse wave is firstly applied in the calculation of the PWV, two acquisition points are simplified to form one point, the acquisition position is changed to the radial artery from carotid and femoral artery, signal acquisition difficulty is decreased, the testing procedure is simplified, and no hazard exists. A pulse measuring device in the invention is a pulse clip fixed-pulse sensor, so that the acquisition of the pulse wave of the radial artery is easier; besides, the operation is convenient, and the requirement for operators is low.