The Chinese New Year is here, and there’s no better way to celebrate than by teaching your kids about the symbols and traditions of this holiday with our free Chinese New Year word search printable.

This word find is part of our collection of free printables. We have been sharing lots of word puzzles recently, and this Chinese New Year printable is the latest in our collection.

Not only would this it be great to share with your family this Chinese New Year, but it would also make an excellent activity for your local church group or classroom full of children.

This is a moderately challenging word find printable. It would be perfect for older kids and adults, but might be too challenging for very young kids.

There are twelve words hidden in this Chinese New Year printable word search. They can be found horizontally, vertically and diagonally (both forwards and backwards).

Words to look for in our free Chinese New Year word search printable:

Every holiday has symbols and colors associated with it, and the Chinese New Year is no exception. The words found in this printable word find correspond to the symbols of the Chinese New Year.

The list of words below are often found in decorations during this time of year. See which of them you can find in our Lunar New Year word search puzzle.

Couplets
Flowers
Fu character
Lanterns
Paper cuttings
Zodiac animals

Some of the other words that you can find in this free word find printable have to do with the traditions of the Chinese New Year.

Dragon dance
Firecrackers
Fireworks
Lion dance
Lucky foods
Red envelopes

In addition to this free seek and find, we also have a Chinese Zodiac word search.

It’s a great way to teach your kids about the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals that represent the new year (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig).

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You can either download the Chinese New Year word search free through the link below, or print it out in the project card at the bottom of the page.

Click here to download the Chinese New Year printable word search. The puzzle will print out on on a full sheet of paper in the portrait format.

Be sure choose portrait orientation and “fit to page” for the printable area on your printer settings. Doing this will give you a full page printout.

If you prefer to print the Chinese New Year word search printable free from the project card at the bottom of the page, scroll down and press “print”. It will give the puzzle in a slightly smaller size.

Printable Chinese New Year word search answers

Some free printable word searches are easy to solve and others leave you scratching your head looking for that one last word.

If you are having hard time solving the holiday word find, you can click here for the Chinese New Year word search with answers filled in.

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You can also watch our Chinese New Year video on YouTube to learn more about the symbols and traditions of this holiday.

Yield: 1 word search printable

Chinese New Year Word Search - Free Printable with Answer Key

Celebrate the Chinese New Year with a free word search printable! It is a moderate difficulty word find that would be perfect for older kids and adults.

This Chinese New Year word search printable has twelve word hidden within it that relate to the symbols and traditions of the Lunar New Year.

Grab your highlighter and get ready to solve this Chinese New Year printable word search!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Difficulty Moderate

Estimated Cost $1

Materials

Highlighter
Computer paper

Tools

Computer
Printer

Instructions

Load your computer paper into your printer.
Choose portrait layout and if possible "fit to page" in your settings.
Print this Chinese New Year word search and try to find the words related to the holiday in it.
There is a list of words on the bottom of the Chinese New Year printable which you will find hidden horizontally and vertically and diagonally, both forwards and backwards.
After you find the words, highlight them and then cross them off the list at the bottom of this Lunar New Year word search.
See how quickly you can solve this Lunar New Year printable word puzzle!

Notes

Using this print function on this card will print a word search puzzle that fills about 3/4 of an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper.

To fill the entire page, choose "fit to page" on your printer if you have this setting, or use the link in the post above and print using the browser print feature.

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Chinese New Year Word Search – Free Printable with Answer Key