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The color of pale cinnabar; the color of fire. Red is associated with fire in the five phases. Diagnostically, it is associated with fire or heat. Generally speaking, the darker the red, the more severe the heat, and in externally contracted disease, the deeper the level of penetration into the body. See also crimson.

Etymology

Chinese: 赤 chì, red; according to Explanation of Characters (说文解字 shuō wén jiě zì), originally composed of 大 dà, great, above 火 huǒ, fire; hóng, red (sometimes denoting a color paler than chì) in premodern texts.

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