1841. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 祖 -> _ -> _ -> 吸 b) 弦 -> _ -> _ -> 紋

Answer:

a) 祖 -> 助 -> 加 -> 吸

祖  SO  - ancestor

助  JO , tasu(keru), suke - help, rescue, assistance

加  KA, kuwa(eru), kuwa(waru) - add, append, join, take part

吸  KYUU, su(u) - suck, inhale, smoke

b) 弦 -> 畜 -> 累 -> 紋

弦  GEN, tsuru - string, bowstring

畜  CHIKU - animal raising, domestic animal

累  RUI - involvement, trouble, accumulation

紋  MON - crest, pattern