1692. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 篤 -> _ -> _ -> 編 b) 架 -> _ -> _ -> 縮

Answer:

a) 篤 -> 駐 -> 素 -> 編

篤  TOKU - serious, cordial

駐  CHUU - stop, reside

素  SO, SU - element, naked, simple

編  HEN, a(mu) - knit, crochet, compile

b) 架 -> 柱 -> 素 -> 縮

架  KA, ka(keru), ka(karu) - hang, build (a bridge)

柱  CHUU, hashira - pillar, column, pole

素  SO, SU - element, naked, simple

縮  SHUKU, chiji(maru), chiji(meru), chiji(rasu), chiji(reru) - shrink, contract, make curly