Etymology

hanjie

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Today it means: A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture. Full definition →

Japanese 判じ絵
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from判じ絵
  2. English todayhanjie

Borrowed from Japanese 判じ絵 (hanjie, literally “picture puzzle”).

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