Chinese Lantern Counting: Learn numbers 1 to 20 using traditional lanterns with Chinese characters.

Let’s go step by step to fill in the missing numbers on the lanterns.

We are counting from 1 to 20 using Chinese numerals. The lanterns are arranged in rows, and some have numbers written in Chinese characters — we need to figure out which number goes in each blank lantern based on the sequence.

First, let’s list the Chinese numbers from 1 to 20 so we can match them:

1 = 一
2 = 二
3 = 三
4 = 四
5 = 五
6 = 六
7 = 七
8 = 八
9 = 九
10 = 十
11 = 十一
12 = 十二
13 = 十三
14 = 十四
15 = 十五
16 = 十六
17 = 十七
18 = 十八
19 = 十九
20 = 二十

Now look at the lanterns row by row.

Row 1 (top row):
Lanterns show: 一, 二, 三, 四, 五 → That’s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 → All filled correctly.

Row 2:
Shows: 六, _, _, _, 十
That’s 6, then three blanks, then 10.
So between 6 and 10, we need 7, 8, 9.
→ So the blanks should be: 七, 八, 九

Row 3:
Shows: 十一, _, _, _, 十五
That’s 11, then three blanks, then 15.
Between 11 and 15: 12, 13, 14
→ So blanks: 十二, 十三, 十四

Row 4 (bottom row):
Shows: 十六, _, _, _, 二十
That’s 16, then three blanks, then 20.
Between 16 and 20: 17, 18, 19
→ So blanks: 十七, 十八, 十九

Let’s double-check:

Row 2: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 → 六, 七, 八, 九, 十 ✔
Row 3: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 → 十一, 十二, 十三, 十四, 十五 ✔
Row 4: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 → 十六, 十七, 十八, 十九, 二十 ✔

All sequences are correct.

Final Answer:
The missing numbers in order (left to right, top to bottom) are:
七, 八, 九, 十二, 十三, 十四, 十七, 十八, 十九