Meaning of 燧石
燧石 means flint; chert; a hard, dense sedimentary rock composed mainly of silica that produces sparks when struck. Pronounced suì shí.
- flint; chert; a hard, dense sedimentary rock composed mainly of silica that produces sparks when struck
Definitions & Examples
Yuán原
shǐ始
rén人
yòng用
suì燧
shí石
xiāng相
hù互
qiāo敲
jī击
qǔ取
huǒ火
。
Primitive people struck flint against flint to make fire.
Zhè这
kuài块
suì燧
shí石
de的
duàn断
kǒu口
chéng呈
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
bèi贝
ké壳
zhuàng状
。
The fracture of this piece of flint shows a typical conchoidal pattern.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
zhè这
ge个
yí遗
zhǐ址
fā发
xiàn现
le了
dà大
liàng量
xīn新
shí石
qì器
shí时
dài代
de的
suì燧
shí石
jiàn箭
tóu头
。
Archaeologists discovered a large number of Neolithic flint arrowheads at this site.