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