character riddle; word puzzle
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character riddle; word puzzle; riddle whose answer is a Chinese character
Character riddles typically involve describing the structure of a character (adding, removing, or rearranging strokes or components), using homophones, or describing the meaning. For example, '拿不出手' hints at removing the hand component (手) from the character 拿, leaving 合 as the answer.
Cāi猜
zì字
mí谜
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
Zhōng中
wén文
yóu游
xì戏
。
Guessing character riddles is an interesting Chinese language game.
“
Ná拿
bù不
chū出
shǒu手
”
zhè这
gè个
zì字
mí谜
de的
mí谜
dǐ底
shì是
“
hé合
”
。
The answer to the riddle 'cannot take out hand' is the character '合' (together).
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“
Yī一
kǒu口
yǎo咬
diào掉
niú牛
wěi尾
ba巴
”
dǎ打
yī一
zì字
，
mí谜
dǐ底
shì是
“
gào告
”
。
The riddle 'one mouth bites off the cow's tail' refers to the character '告' (tell).
Chūn春
jié节
de的
shí时
hou候
，
bào报
zhǐ纸
shàng上
cháng常
cháng常
huì会
kān刊
dēng登
zì字
mí谜
ràng让
dà大
jiā家
cāi猜
。
During the Spring Festival, newspapers often publish character riddles for everyone to guess.