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 cāidēngmí.

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