出丹纹 chū dān wén

DEFINITIONS

  1. form pill patterns; to successfully refine medicinal pills to the point of forming patterns on the surface, indicating high quality and potency

CHARACTERS

出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
纹 wén
HSK 6
line, streak, stripe; wrinkle