a) 切 -> 召 -> 員 -> 賜
切 SETSU, ki(ru), ki(reru) - cut
召 SHOU, me(su) - summon, wear, take
員 IN - member
賜 SHI, tamawa(ru) - grant, bestow, confer
b) 篤 -> 駐 -> 素 -> 縛
篤 TOKU - serious, cordial
駐 CHUU - stop, reside
素 SO, SU - element, naked, simple
縛 BAKU, shiba(ru) - tie up, bind