燧人

Suì rén

Dictionary entry

Suiren, legendary inventor of fire

What does 燧人 mean?

燧人 (Suì rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Suiren, legendary inventor of fire

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燧suì(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 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

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