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Kanji Detail for 燧 - "flint, signal fire"
燧
- Meaning
燧 means "flint, signal fire."
Flint - A tool for striking fire.
Signal fire - A beacon.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
signal fire
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
flintstone; beacon, signal fire; torch
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(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
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
torch; flintstone; beacon, signal fire
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
An ancient tool for making fire. A metal 燧 obtains fire from the sun. A wooden 燧 obtains fire from wood. The methods are no longer well known. Only striking stones for fire is occasionally used. 烽燧 means lighting fire as a signal when enemies are seen. | Like a fire torch. Seen in (Zuo Zhuan).
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