(suì) - Ancient form of 燧, meaning fire drill & flint

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· suì

Ancient form of 燧, meaning fire drill;

flint;

beacon fire;

signal fire.

Ancient form of 燧, meaning fire drillflintbeacon fire

Usage highlights

fire drillsignal fireflint stonefirebeacon fire

Synonyms

  • fire drill; flint; beacon fire
  • beacon fire; signal fire
  • fire

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient fire-making tool(煫石)
  • Beacon towers used signal fires(烽煫)
  • Archaeologists study ancient fire-starting methods(煫火)

Collocations

  • fire drill(煫石)
  • signal fire(烽煫)
  • flint stone(煫火石)
  • fire-making tool(取煫)
  • beacon fire(煫火)

Idioms

  • Drill wood for fire(钻煫取火)
  • Beacon fires blaze(烽煫连天)
  • Strike flint for sparks(击煫生火)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 煫 represents ancient fire-making technology, crucial for early human civilization
  • Used in military contexts for signaling across long distances via beacon fires
  • Appears in classical texts describing primitive fire-starting methods

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