火石 (huǒshí) · flint, flint stone

Measure Word

一块火石 kuài

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

他在背包里放了一块火石，以备野外求生。

Tā zài bèibāo lǐ fàng le yī kuài huǒshí, yǐbèi yěwài qiúshēng.

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

memory

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

火 huǒ

石 shí