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炼丹 * * + +

炼 smelt, refine / distill, condense

丹 cinnabar (native HgS) / vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)

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煉丹' + 炼丹 * * + to concoct pills of immortality /
煉丹八卦爐' + 炼丹八卦炉 * * + eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality / symbol of the alchemist's art Double, do
煉丹術' + 炼丹术 * * + maker of immortality pill / concocting magic pills

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