OBJECTIVE：To provide identification reference for the clinical use of Cinnabaris. METHODS：TCM micro-macroscopical identification method and microscopic identification method were used. RESULTS：The micro-macroscopical characteristics were obtained： irregular granule or sheet block， different forms， wide bright red， opuque translucent with some luster; some samples showed irregular lump with big shape， red scale on surface， dulling or gray-black. The were microscopic characteristics obtained：different forms of irregular granule， some sheet block， wide bright red， with some luster， occasionally with yellow granules. CONCLUSIONS：The method for micro-macroscopical identification and microscopic identification of Cinnabaris is simple and convenient， and it can be used for the rapid verification of Cinnabaris.