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A Chinese puzzle made from a square cut into seven pieces that can be arranged to make other shapes. Uncertain origin but perhaps Mandarin “tang”=Chinese + Greek “gram”=something written, a letter shape.

Type of Japanese tea made with kelp. Japanese “konbucha” < “kobu”=seaweed + “cha”=tea < Mandarin “ch’a”=tea.

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