1599. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 案 -> _ -> _ -> 純 b) 弦 -> _ -> _ -> 肺

Answer:

a) 案 -> 柱 -> 素 -> 純

案  AN - plan, proposal

柱  CHUU, hashira - pillar, column, pole

素  SO, SU - element, naked, simple

純  JUN - pure

b) 弦 -> 畜 -> 胃 -> 肺

弦  GEN, tsuru - string, bowstring

畜  CHIKU - animal raising, domestic animal

胃  I - stomach

肺  HAI - lung