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Chend #005 answers

The answers to Chend #005, the daily Chinese character puzzle for 21 October 2026. Each character is traced from its components; the numbers on the board show the order.

Easy

  1. 望 亡 + 月 + 王 wàng to expect, to hope, to look forward to
  2. 富 宀 + 畐 fù abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
  3. 削 肖 + 刂 xuē to pare, to scrape, to trim
  4. 使 亻 + 吏 shǐ cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
  5. 街 行 + 圭 jiē street, road, thoroughfare
  6. 须 彡 + 页 xū beard; must

Normal

  1. 信息化 亻 + 言 + 自 + 心 + 亻 + 匕 xìn xī huà informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization)
  2. 分离 八 + 刀 + 亠 + 凶 + 禸 fēn lí to separate
  3. 款式 士 + 示 + 欠 + 弋 + 工 kuǎn shi elegant; elegance
  4. 祈祷 礻 + 斤 + 礻 + 寿 qí dǎo to pray; to say ones prayers

Hard

  1. 虎头蛇尾 虍 + 几 + ⺀ + 大 + 虫 + 它 + 尸 + 毛 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail; fig. a strong start but weak finish
  2. 克服 十 + 兄 + 月 + 卩 + 又 kè fú (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer
  3. 学期 ⺍ + 冖 + 子 + 其 + 月 xué qī term; semester
  4. 带回 卅 + 冖 + 巾 + 囗 + 口 dài huí to bring back
  5. 监督 监 + 叔 + 目 jiān dū to control; to supervise
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