• I speak without a mouth, and hear without ears. What am I? (Echo)
• What has roots as nobody sees, is taller than trees, up, up it goes, and yet never grows? (Mountain)
• What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? (Stamp)
• I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I? (Map)
• The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? (Footsteps)
• I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I? (Pencil lead)
• What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? (Silence)
• I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I? (An echo)
• The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? (Footsteps)
• What has keys but can’t open locks? (A piano)
• What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? (A penny)
• What can be seen once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years? (The letter “m”)
• I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I? (Fire)
• I am always in front of you, but you will never see me. What am I? (The future)
• I am not alive, but I can die. What am I? (A candle)
• What has a neck but no head? (A bottle)
• I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I? (Fire)
• The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? (Footsteps)
• What has keys but can’t open locks? (A piano)
• What has a heart that doesn’t beat? (An artichoke)

• I am a vessel without hinges, lock, or lid, yet within my walls, a golden treasure is hid. What am I? (An egg)
• I have cities but no buildings, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I? (A map)
• What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? (The letter “M”)
• What has keys but can’t open locks? (A piano)
• I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I? (Fire)
• The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? (Footsteps)
• What has a neck but no head? (A bottle)
• What has a head and a tail but no body? (A coin)
• I’m not alive, but I can die if you give me a drink. What am I? (Fire)
• What has a bed but never sleeps, a mouth but never speaks, and runs but never walks? (A river)
• What has one eye but can’t see? (A needle)
• What gets wetter as it dries? (A towel)
• I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I? (Fire)
• What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? (Silence)
• What has keys but can’t open locks? (A piano)
• What has a heart that doesn’t beat? (An artichoke)
• I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but I come alive with the wind. What am I? (An echo)
• I am always in front of you, but you will never see me. What am I? (The future)
• I am not alive, but I can die. What am I? (A candle)
• I speak without a mouth, and hear without ears. What am I? (An echo)

Another Chinese riddles

• I have keys but can’t open any locks. What am I? (A keyboard)
• I am black when you buy me, red when you use me, and gray when you throw me away. What am I? (Charcoal)
• What belongs to you but others use it more than you do? (Your name)
• I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I? (Fire)
• I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I? (Fire)
• I am not alive, but I can die. What am I? (A battery)
• I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? (A joke)
• What has a head and a tail but no body? (A coin)
• I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I? (Fire)
• I speak without a mouth, and hear without ears. What am I? (An echo)
• What has hands but can’t clap? (A clock)
• I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I? (A map)
• I am always in front of you, but you will never see me. What am I? (The future)
• I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but I come alive with the wind. What am I? (An echo)
• The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? (Footsteps)
• What has keys but can’t open locks? (A piano)
• What has a heart that doesn’t beat? (An artichoke)
• I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I? (Fire)
• What has a neck but no head? (A bottle)
• I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I? (Pencil lead)

• I am not alive, but I can die if you give me a drink. What am I? (Fire)
• What has a bed but never sleeps, a mouth but never speaks, and runs but never walks? (A river)
• What has one eye but can’t see? (A needle)
• What gets wetter as it dries? (A towel)
• What has a head and a tail but no body? (A coin)
• I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I? (Fire)
• What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? (Silence)
• What has a heart that doesn’t beat? (An artichoke)
• I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but I come alive with the wind. What am I? (An echo)
• I am always in front of you, but you will never see me. What am I? (The future)
• I am not alive, but I can die. What am I? (A candle)
• I speak without a mouth, and hear without ears. What am I? (An echo)
• I have keys but can’t open any locks. What am I? (A keyboard)
• I am black when you buy me, red when you use me, and gray when you throw me away. What am I? (Charcoal)
• What belongs to you but others use it more than you do? (Your name)
• I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I? (Fire)
• I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? (A joke)
• What has hands but can’t clap? (A clock)
• I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I? (A map)
• I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I? (Pencil lead)

Getting over with Chinese riddles

• I have branches and leaves, but no fruit, trunk, or roots. What am I? (A library)
• What has keys but can’t open locks? (A piano)
• I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I? (Fire)
• I am not alive, but I can die. What am I? (A battery)
• I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? (A joke)
• I have a head, a tail, but no body. What am I? (A coin)
• I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I? (Fire)
• What belongs to you but others use it more than you do? (Your name)
• I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but I come alive with the wind. What am I? (An echo)
• I speak without a mouth, and hear without ears. What am I? (An echo)
• What has hands but can’t clap? (A clock)
• I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I? (A map)
• I am always in front of you, but you will never see me. What am I? (The future)
• I am not alive, but I can die. What am I? (A candle)
• I am black when you buy me, red when you use me, and gray when you throw me away. What am I? (Charcoal)
• What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? (Silence)
• What has a heart that doesn’t beat? (An artichoke)
• I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I? (Fire)
• I am not alive, but I can drown. What am I? (A sponge)