放水灯 fàngshuǐdēng to float water lanterns Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 放 fàng verb to release to release; to set free; to let go; to discharge (a prisoner)水灯 水燈 shuǐdēng water lantern A paper and bamboo lantern placed on the water to float during the Ghost Festival to guide spirits or commemorate the dead.