Keyword
beacon
- torch
- flintstone
- signal fire
- Frequency
- #4681
- Strokes
- 16
Readings
suì
Mnemonic
火 (fire) gives the meaning and 遂 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
燧
(bound form) material or tool used to light a fire by means of friction or the sun's rays; (bound form) beacon fire (alarm signal in border regions), esp. one lit during daytime to produce smoke
燧石
flint
烽燧
fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
燧人氏
Suirenshi, legendary inventor of fire