丹 (dān) — (traditional Chinese medicine) alchemical pill or elixir; cinnabar (a red mineral used as pigment and in medicine); (literary) the color red
Definition
Classical/literary noun for cinnabar (a red mineral) and the red pigment or elixir made from it; the modern forms are 朱砂 (cinnabar) and 红色 (red).
noun
(traditional Chinese medicine) alchemical pill or elixircinnabar (a red mineral used as pigment and in medicine)(literary) the color red
Measure word · 颗
Examples
- 丹。Tā měi gè yuè dōu yào chī jǐ lì dān yào.He has to take a few elixir pills every month.
- 丹。Zhè zhǒng kuàng shí hán yǒu dà liàng dān shā.This ore contains a large amount of cinnabar.
- 丹。Gǔ huà shàng de hóng sè duō shì yòng dān shā huì zhì de.The red colors on ancient paintings are mostly painted with cinnabar.
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