tangram

English

Like most modern sets, this wooden tangram is stored in the square configuration.

The 13 convex shapes matched with Tangram set

Etymology

Chinese: 七巧板; pinyin: qī qiǎo bǎn; literally "seven boards of skill".

Pronunciation

Noun

tangram (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.

Translations

the Chinese puzzle

• Dutch: tangram (nl)
• German: Tangram (de) n

• Portuguese: tangram (pt) m

See also

• Loyd's paradox

External links

• Tangram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia