1781. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 篤 -> _ -> _ -> 絡 b) 案 -> _ -> _ -> 翼

Answer:

a) 篤 -> 駐 -> 素 -> 絡

篤  TOKU - serious, cordial

駐  CHUU - stop, reside

素  SO, SU - element, naked, simple

絡  RAKU, kara(mu), kara(maru) - be entangled

b) 案 -> 松 -> 翁 -> 翼

案  AN - plan, proposal

松  SHOU, matsu  - pine

翁  OU - old man

翼  YOKU, tsubasa - wing