1163. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 姿 -> _ -> _ -> 眺 b) 化 -> _ -> _ -> 脚

Answer:

a) 姿 -> 妙 -> 省 -> 眺

姿  SHI, sugata - figure, form, shape, appearance

妙  MYOU - strange, odd, adroit, mystery

省  SEI, SHOU, kaerimiru, habu(ku) - ministry, reflect, omit

眺  CHOU, naga(meru) - look at, watch, gaze

b) 化 -> 旨 -> 明 -> 脚

化  KA, KE, ba(keru) - transform

旨  SHI, mune - purport, content, instruction

明  MEI, MYOU, aka(rui), a(keru) - bright

脚  KYAKU, KYA, ashi - leg