打火石 (dǎhuǒshí): flint

Measure Word

一块打火石 kuài

Meanings

1 flint
2 flint stone (used to make fire)

Characters

Examples

他用打火石点燃了篝火。

Tā yòng dǎhuǒshí diǎnrán le gōuhuǒ.

He used a flint to light the campfire.

古人用打火石来生火。

Gǔrén yòng dǎhuǒshí lái shēnghuǒ.

Ancient people used flint to make fire.

Tips

memory

打 (strike) + 火 (fire) + 石 (stone) = the stone you strike to make fire — a flint.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

火 huǒ

石 shí

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