tangram
Seven-piece dissection puzzle
A tangram is a Chinese puzzle consisting of seven flat geometric pieces—five triangles, a square, and a parallelogram—cut from a single square.
The challenge is to arrange all seven pieces to form specific shapes without overlapping: animals, people, objects, or abstract figures.
The children spent the afternoon solving tangram puzzles.
Three-sided plane figure
- squareRhombus with right angles
- parallelogramQuadrilateral with paired parallels
- polygonMultisided plane figure
- shapeExternal outline of something
angle · vertex · edge · symmetry · congruence · rhombus · quadrilateral · tans
Puzzle or curve-cutting tool
- brain-teaserChallenging mental puzzle
- challengeTest of ability
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- spatialRelating to physical extent
assembly · solution · manipulation · rearrangement · dissection · configuration · fitting · placement
East Asian superpower
- ancientVery old indeed
- folk-artTraditional community craftsmanship
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- cultureCollective social practices
heritage · intellectual · history · export · chinoiserie · educational · craftsmanship
Summary of key elements
- figureOutline or numeral
- shapeExternal outline of something
- contourBounding line of shape
- formShape or document
pattern · image · representation · depiction · template · recognition · abstraction · interpretation
Faculty for forming ideas
- inventionNew device or method
- originalityNovel creative quality
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- innovationCreating something original
visualization · artistic · freeform · unconventional · expression · design · ideation · open-ended
triangle
Three-sided plane figure
- squareRhombus with right angles
- parallelogramQuadrilateral with paired parallels
- polygonMultisided plane figure
shape · angle · vertex · edge · symmetry · congruence · rhombus · quadrilateral · tans · rotation
jigsaw
Puzzle or curve-cutting tool
- brain-teaserChallenging mental puzzle
- challengeTest of ability
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
spatial · assembly · solution · manipulation · rearrangement · dissection · configuration · fitting · placement · logic
China
East Asian superpower
- ancientVery old indeed
- folk-artTraditional community craftsmanship
- traditionCustom passed through generations
culture · heritage · intellectual · history · export · chinoiserie · educational · craftsmanship
outline
Summary of key elements
form · pattern · image · representation · depiction · template · recognition · abstraction · interpretation · visual
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- inventionNew device or method
- originalityNovel creative quality
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
innovation · visualization · artistic · freeform · unconventional · expression · design · ideation · open-ended · exploration
- puzzlespuzzles, sudoku, jigsaw puzzle, puzzle cube, crossword
- puzzle gamessudoku, matching, jigsaw puzzle, tetris, tiles
- Asian gamesgo, judo, karate, kendo, mahjong
- brain teasersriddle, brain teaser, logic puzzles, puzzle, brainteasers
- shape activitiesshape sorter, pattern blocks, block puzzle, tessellation, stacking rings
- spatial puzzlesmaze, labyrinth, jigsaw puzzle, block puzzle, sliding puzzle
tangramjigsaw puzzle
Segmented image to reassemble
interlocking puzzle · mechanical puzzle · 3D puzzle · puzzle box
tangramcrossword puzzle
Clued letter grid game
word search · cryptogram · sudoku · logic puzzle · riddle