1658. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 柔 -> _ -> _ -> 績 b) 妄 -> _ -> _ -> 堤

Answer:

a) 柔 -> 柱 -> 素 -> 績

柔  JUU, NYUU, yawa(rakai) - soft

柱  CHUU, hashira - pillar, column, pole

素  SO, SU - element, naked, simple

績  SEKI - achievements, spinning

b) 妄 -> 如 -> 吐 -> 堤

妄  MOU, BOU - without reason, without authority

如  JO, NYO - equal, like, as, as if

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

堤  TEI, tsutsumi - bank, embankment, dike