火石 (huǒ shí) — flint | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

flint

Measure word · 块

Examples

火石。
Tā jiǎn qǐ yì huǒ shí yòng lái shēng huǒ.
He picked up a piece of flint to start a fire.
火石。
Gǔ dài rén yòng huǒ shí hé tiě piàn dǎ huǒ.
Ancient people used flint and iron pieces to strike fire.
火石，。
Zhè zhǒng huǒ shí fēi cháng jiān yìng, bú yì mó sǔn.
This kind of flint is very hard and not easy to wear down.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

火 and 石 combine to mean a stone used to strike fire.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

火 is a simple drawing of a fire, with flames shown rising upward.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 石 shows a stone under a cliff-like overhang, or a cave set into a cliff side.

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