灯谜

燈謎

dēngmí

noun

Measure Word

一条灯谜 tiáo

Meanings

1 lantern riddle
2 riddle written on a paper lantern

Characters

Examples

元宵节我们去猜灯谜。

Yuánxiāojié wǒmen qù cāi dēngmí.

At the Lantern Festival we go guess lantern riddles.

这条灯谜的谜底是“月亮”。

Zhè tiáo dēngmí de mídǐ shì "yuèliang".

The answer to this lantern riddle is 'moon'.

Tips

culture

A Song-dynasty tradition still practiced at 元宵节. Riddles — often wordplays on character shape, sound, or meaning — are pinned to paper lanterns; guessing one earns a small prize. Standard verb is 猜 (cāi).

Stroke Order

灯 dēng

谜 mí