火石

huǒshí

noun #22,207

Measure Word

一块火石 kuài

Meanings

1 flint
2 flint stone

Characters

Examples

古人用火石和钢铁碰撞来生火。

Gǔrén yòng huǒshí hé gāngtiě pèngzhuàng lái shēnghuǒ.

Ancient people used flint struck against steel to start fires.

他在背包里放了一块火石，以备野外求生。

Tā zài bèibāo lǐ fàngle yī kuài huǒshí, yǐ bèi yěwài qiúshēng.

He put a piece of flint in his backpack for wilderness survival.

Tips

memory

火 (fire) + 石 (stone) — the stone that makes fire. Straightforward and memorable: the rock that sparks.

Stroke Order

火 huǒ

石 shí