Chinese lantern
Festive paper light
A Chinese lantern is a collapsible paper lantern, traditionally red, with a candle or light inside—used for decoration and celebrations, especially in East Asian festivals.
The term also names a plant with papery orange husks resembling tiny lanterns that enclose a small fruit.
Sky lanterns—paper bags lifted by heated air from a flame—are sometimes called Chinese lanterns as well.
Primary color, warm
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- tasselOrnamental hanging cluster
- hangingExecution by noose
ornate · festoon · garland · adorn · embellish · paper · glow · string lights
Papery-husked edible berry
- huskDry seed covering
- paperyThin and dry-textured
- orangeCitrus with segments
- seedpodPlant's reproductive casing
calyx · perennial · Solanaceae · nightshade · ornamental · autumn · berry · garden
Pressed pulp for writing
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- wireThin metallic conductor
- rice paperThin edible Asian wrapper
- fabricWoven or knit material
collapsible · handcrafted · translucent · sheer · delicate · painted · calligraphy · brushwork
Steady, soft light
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- warm lightYellow-toned, gentle illumination
- soft lightGentle, diffused illumination
luminous · radiance · amber · firelight · lamplight · lit · diffused · evening
Festival marking moon-calendar's beginning
- Spring FestivalLunar new year celebration
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- processionFormal moving line
parade · temple fair · fireworks · moonlight · night · floating · wishing · luck
red
Primary color, warm
hanging · ornate · festoon · garland · adorn · embellish · paper · glow · string lights · doorway
groundcherry
Papery-husked edible berry
seedpod · calyx · perennial · Solanaceae · nightshade · ornamental · autumn · berry · garden · herbaceous
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- wireThin metallic conductor
- rice paperThin edible Asian wrapper
fabric · collapsible · handcrafted · translucent · sheer · delicate · painted · calligraphy · brushwork · accordion
glow
Steady, soft light
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- warm lightYellow-toned, gentle illumination
soft light · luminous · radiance · amber · firelight · lamplight · lit · diffused · evening · dusk
Lunar New Year
Festival marking moon-calendar's beginning
- Spring FestivalLunar new year celebration
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- traditionCustom passed through generations
procession · parade · temple fair · fireworks · moonlight · night · floating · wishing · luck · prosperity
- lightinglamp, lamps, bulbs, light bulb, light bulbs
- lanternsminers lamp
- Lightslamp, light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, ceiling light
- feng shuichi, qi, yin yang, yin, yang
- old lampsoil lamp, kerosene lamp, gas lamp, gas light, gaslight
- UFO explanationsUFO, weather balloon, Venus, swamp gas, ball lightning
Chinese lanternelectric light
Current-powered illumination device
fluorescent tube · streetlight · halogen bulb · neon sign · industrial lighting