Shuowen component 175: 丹
About this component
Component: 丹
Seal font (Chongxi): 丹
Mandarin: dān
Sino-Vietnamese: đam
Japanese: タン (tan) ; あか (aka) ; に (ni)
Korean: TAN / 단 ; — / 란
Unihan definition: cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
Shuowen entry
巴越之赤石也。象采丹井,一象丹形。凡丹之屬皆从丹。