钻木取火

Traditional form:

鑽木取火

Pinyin (reading):

zuānmù-qǔhuǒ

Definitions:

• to drill wood to make fire

Characters:

• 钻 - diamond; to bore, to drill, to pierce
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden
• 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
• 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage

Traditional characters:

• 鑽 - diamond; to bore, to drill, to pierce
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden
• 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
• 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage