燧 Stroke Order — How to Write 燧

Stroke Order

燧 is written in 16 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 火, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

燧 Radical and Character Components

Components:火遂

燧 is a phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, while 遂 indicates the sound.

Radical: 火 + 13 more strokes

燧 Pronunciation and Pinyin

suì

Meanings of 燧 in Chinese

suì燧

An ancient tool for making fire, such as flint (燧石). It also refers to Suiren (燧人氏), the legendary inventor of artificial fire.

远古时期，人们通过钻木取火或利用燧石摩擦生火，开启了文明的进程。

In ancient times, people ignited fires by drilling wood or by rubbing flint, which initiated the process of civilization.

An ancient signal fire or beacon used for warning, often part of a 'beacon tower' (烽燧).

在长城沿线，仍然能看到古代烽燧的遗迹。

Along the Great Wall, remains of ancient signal fires can still be seen.

Common Words and Phrases with 燧

suì燧rén人shì氏

Suirenshi is a legendary figure in ancient Chinese mythology credited with inventing drilling wood to create fire and teaching people how to cook food.