suì

𬭼

Word · NounTraditional鐩

bellows; tuyere; flint; beacon fire

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

bellows; tuyere; blast pipe (in ancient metallurgy)

archaic

Refers to the bellows or air-blast pipes used in ancient Chinese iron smelting furnaces. This is a highly technical, archaic term found in historical texts on metallurgy.

Gǔ古
dài代
yě冶
tiě铁
lú炉
páng旁
shè设
yǒu有
pí皮
zhì制
de的
suì鐩
 ，
yòng用
yǐ以
gǔ鼓
fēng风
zhù助
rán燃
 。

Beside ancient iron-smelting furnaces were leather bellows used to blow air and aid combustion.

 《
Dào道
dé德
jīng经
 》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
de的
 '
tuó橐
yuè龠
 '
 ，
jí即
zhǐ指
fēng风
xiāng箱
yǔ与
suì鐩
zhī之
lèi类
de的
gǔ鼓
fēng风
qì器
jù具
 。

The 'tuoyue' mentioned in the Tao Te Ching refers to bellows and blast pipes like the sui.

2.

noun

flint; beacon fire; signal fire (variant of 燧)

archaic

Used as a variant of 燧 (suì), referring to flint stones for making fire or beacon fires used for military signaling. Found in classical historical and literary texts.

Biān边
sài塞
jiàng将
shì士
diǎn点
rán燃
suì鐩
huǒ火
 ，
xiàng向
jīng京
chéng城
chuán传
dì递
dí敌
qíng情
jǐng警
bào报
 。

The frontier soldiers lit beacon fires to transmit enemy alerts to the capital.

Gǔ古
rén人
zuān钻
suì鐩
qǔ取
huǒ火
 ，
yǐ以
huà化
xīng腥
sāo臊
 。

The ancients drilled flint to make fire, thereby cooking raw and foul-smelling food.