1073. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 劣 -> _ -> _ -> 堀 b) 篤 -> _ -> _ -> 贈

Answer:

a) 劣 -> 加 -> 吐 -> 堀

劣  RETSU, oto(ru) - be inferior

加  KA, kuwa(eru), kuwa(waru) - add, append, join, take part

吐  TOU, ha(ku) - spew, vomit, give vent to

堀  hori - moat, canal, ditch

b) 篤 -> 駐 -> 責 -> 贈

篤  TOKU - serious, cordial

駐  CHUU - stop, reside

責  SEKI, se(meru) - condemn, censure, torture

贈  ZOU, SOU, oku(ru) - give, present, bestow