1859. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 炎 -> _ -> _ -> 絵 b) 警 -> _ -> _ -> 吸

Answer:

a) 炎 -> 畑 -> 累 -> 絵

炎  EN, honou - flame

畑  hatake - cultivated field

累  RUI - involvement, trouble, accumulation

絵  KAI, E - picture 

b) 警 -> 計 -> 古 -> 吸

警  KEI - admonish, warn

計  KEI, haka(ru), haka(rau) - plan, total, measure

古  KO, furu(i) - old

吸  KYUU, su(u) - suck, inhale, smoke