1028. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 舶 -> _ -> _ -> 黒 b) 弦 -> _ -> _ -> 頂

Answer:

a) 舶 -> 皇 -> 理 -> 黒

舶  HAKU - ship

皇  KOU, OU - emperor

理  RI - reason, logic

黒  KOKU, kuro(i) - black

b) 弦 -> 畜 -> 町 -> 頂

弦  GEN, tsuru - string, bowstring

畜  CHIKU - animal raising, domestic animal

町  CHOU, machi - town

頂  CHOU, itadaki, itada(ku) - top, peak, summit, receive