燧人氏

Suìrénshì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Suirenshi, legendary culture hero who taught people to make fire by drilling wood
燧人 Suìrén Suiren · mythical figure

Examples

HSK 7-9
燧人氏教人们钻木取火。
Suìrénshì jiāo rénmen zuānmù-qǔhuǒ.
Suirenshi taught people to make fire by drilling wood.
HSK 7-9
Yǒu le huǒ, rénmen jiù néng chī shúshí le, suǒyǐ Suìrénshì bèi zūn wéi " Sānhuáng " zhīyī.
With fire, people could eat cooked food, so Suirenshi is honoured as one of the Three Sovereigns.

Tips

usage
燧人氏 is the full form of 燧人. The ending 氏 "clan" marks a legendary ruler, as in 伏羲氏 and 神农氏. 燧 itself is a fire-making tool, with the 火 radical on the left.

Stroke Order

燧 suì
人 rén
氏 shì