丹dān 1.红色{red}: ～砂{cinnabar}|～枫。{fiery maple trees} 2.依成方制成的颗粒状或粉末状的中药(从前道家炼药多用朱砂,所以称为‘丹’){pellet; powder; Chinese medicine prepared according to a prescription (in former times oft. used by Taoist alchemists, hence called ‘dan’)}: 丸散膏～{pills, powder, extract and pellets}|灵～妙药。{wonder drug; panacea} 3.指丹砂。{cinnabar} 4.(Dān)姓。{a surname}