燧人氏

Suì rén shì

Dictionary entry

Suirenshi, legendary inventor of fire

What does 燧人氏 mean?

燧人氏 (Suì rén shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Suirenshi, 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]氏shì(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan") · (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang")

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Suì rén shì

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