U+7179 "煹" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+7179 "煹" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare Chinese character that traditionally means a signal fire, beacon, or torch used for communication or illumination in ancient times. It is composed of the radical "火" (fire) and the phonetic component "冓," reflecting its association with fire-based signaling. This character appears in classical texts such as the Mozi, where it describes a method of military communication using smoky fires at watchtowers, and it is sometimes confused with or used interchangeably with the more common character "燧" (suì) for fire-making tools.