1254. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 早 -> _ -> _ -> 球 b) 如 -> _ -> _ -> 惑

Answer:

a) 早 -> 古 -> 呈 -> 球

早  SOU, SA, haya(i) , haya(meru) - early, fast, hasten

古  KO, furu(i) - old

呈  TEI - offer, present, exhibit

球  KYUU, tama - ball, sphere

b) 如 -> 吐 -> 域 -> 惑

如  JO, NYO - equal, like, as, as if

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

域  IKI - region, area

惑  WAKU, mado(u) - go astray, be tempted