tangram

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/ˈtænˌɡɹæm/

noun

A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.

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Meanings

nountangram (plural tangrams)

plural tangrams

  1. A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.

Origin

Possibly from Mandarin 唐 (táng, “of the Tang dynasty, by extension, Chinese”) + -gram.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 七巧板
  • 七巧板 (qīqiǎobǎn)the Chinese puzzle
Dutch tangram
  • tangramthe Chinese puzzle
Finnish tangrammi
  • tangrammithe Chinese puzzle
French tangram
  • tangramthe Chinese puzzle
German Tangram
  • Tangramthe Chinese puzzle
Italian tangram
  • tangramthe Chinese puzzle
Māori hangawhitu
  • hangawhituthe Chinese puzzle
Portuguese tangram
  • tangramthe Chinese puzzle
Russian танграм
  • танграм (tangram)the Chinese puzzle
Spanish tangram
  • tangramthe Chinese puzzle
Thai แทนแกรม
  • แทนแกรม (tɛɛn-grɛɛm)the Chinese puzzle
Turkish tangram
  • tangramthe Chinese puzzle
Ukrainian танграм
  • танграм (tanhram)the Chinese puzzle
Vietnamese thất xảo bản
  • thất xảo bảnthe Chinese puzzle

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gartmantrangam
Cite this entry
APA

tangram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangram

MLA

“tangram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangram. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tangram,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangram.

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