The specific idea of crossword puzzles is as follows:
(A) Borrowing method
1.synthesis method: synthesize the answer from more than two words.
For example, "there are eighteen mouths in one word, eighteen mouths in one word, and eighteen mouths in eighteen." The answer is four words, each of which is composed of ten, eight and mouth. The first sentence is composed of apricot, and the other three sentences are respectively "dull", "bundle" and "sleepy".
The characteristic of the synthesis method is that all the words borrowed to synthesize the mystery are clearly explained on the riddle, sometimes using one sentence, sometimes using an idiom, and sometimes using only two words, which makes it easier to guess.
2. Addition method: A word consisting of explaining the answer and adding one word to indicate the answer.
For example, "Laugh at everyone". This is a sentence to reveal the mystery, so it can't be understood as a common sentence. It means that adding the word "person" to the answer becomes the word "smile", from which it is known that the answer is "Zhu".
Another example is: "Hearing but not hearing". It means that adding an "ear" to the answer is "deaf", so the answer should be "dragon".
The characteristic of the method of adding words is that the words added to the answer are clearly explained in the riddle. Some words formed after adding a word to the answer are explained, and some are just hints, which still need to be judged by the guesser himself.
3. Subtraction method: the answer is to subtract one word (or two words) from the word confessed.
Such as: "madam is not allowed to enter." That is, the word "husband" is removed from the word "person" and the answer is "two".
Another example is: "once and for all." It means that if the word "one" is gone, the word "hundred" will not exist, so the answer is "white".
The characteristic of the subtraction method is that the answer is hidden in the riddle, and the answer is exposed as long as you subtract the words that should be subtracted.
4. Separation method: take one part of each word (or words) apart to form the answer.
For example, "Give half and keep half". That is to say, open the words "give" and "stay" and take half of them to form the answer. Write it as "fine".
Another example is: "each has half." That is, take apart the words "there", "here" and "each" and make up the answer. It is the word "lame".
The characteristic of legal separation is to provide you with the components of the answer.
5. Hint method: explain that the answer is hidden in a word.
For example, "Walk on the top, sit on the bottom, pile on the left and hang on the right". That means the answer lies on the top of the word "walk", the bottom of the word "sit", the left of the word "pile" and the right of the word "hang", which shows the word "earth".
6. Attachment method: Borrow a word (or words) and attach the font of the answer to inspire the guesser.
For example, "the left is a mountain, the right is a mountain, the upper is a mountain, the lower is a mountain, the mountains are connected with each other, the mountains are backed by mountains, and the mountains bite the mountains, not the mountains." Here is the word "mountain" attached to the puzzle. The first two sentences explain that there are "mountains" up and down, left and right, and the last two sentences further explain that the words "mountain" are connected, leaned and bitten together, rather than the original font of "mountain", thus associating the puzzle with the word "field".
The characteristic of the collateral method is to ask the guesser to imagine boldly and get the answer according to the glyph of the collateral to the riddle.
7. Stroke addition and subtraction: borrowing a word (or several words) to add and subtract strokes suggests the answer.
Such as: "the heart is more than enough, but the strength is insufficient." Here, two words are used: "Heart is more than enough", that is, the word "heart" is added, and the answer is "will"; "Force" is not enough, that is, the word "force" is not in its early days, and the answer is "knife". This is a direct hint of the answer by adding and subtracting strokes of a word.
There is also an indirect suggestion, that is, the answer is revealed by suggesting the addition and subtraction of strokes of the words that make up the answer (because some answer words are made up of two or more words). Such as: "plus has been reduced a little." At first glance, I don't know where to add and where to subtract. It seems that there is no way to start. The actual problem lies in the words "up" and "less". That is to say, the answer is composed of two parts: adding "always" to "Shang" and subtracting "little", which are combined into "step".
The characteristic of stroke addition and subtraction is to provide you with the basic glyphs to solve the mystery. If you master this, your guess will be more targeted.
Let's not talk about the combination of the above seven methods. Generally speaking, the method of borrowing words is to borrow other words to reveal the glyph and structure of the mystery, but the meaning of the mystery itself is completely ignored.
(2) the method of writing meaning reveals the meaning of the answer or the words (sometimes word-forming parts) that make up the answer by narrative or synonym substitution.
1.direct writing method: write the meaning or characteristics of the answer.
Such as: "strange strange, let me guess a riddle for you, there is at least one in one family, and only a few hundred in the whole country." These four sentences focus on the last two sentences, which write the particularity of the answer. There are many things that "each family has at least one", but then it is restricted that "the whole country is only a few hundred", which tells us that the above sentence does not refer to things. The answer is "surname"
Another example is "the water's edge". This is a way to explain the mystery by using synonyms instead. "Waterfront" can only correspond to the word "shore", and the answer is "shore".
The characteristic of direct writing method is that there is only one object to provide guess.
2. Indirect writing method: write the meaning or characteristics of the words that make up the answer.
Such as: "one side is tough and soft, the other is hard and rigid, the soft one can be used as shoes, and the hard one can be used to build a house." It is clear that the answer is composed of two words, and their meanings have their own characteristics. The "soft" and "hard" explained in the first two sentences first defined a wide range for our guess. The third sentence "soft shoes to make" implies a word "leather", and the last sentence "hard shoes to build" implies a word "stone". The combined answer is "broken".
Another example is "Mummy". In the same way, synonyms are used instead. The riddle implies that it means "ancient corpse", and the answer is composed of the words "ancient" and "corpse" and written as "residence".
The indirect writing method is characterized by dividing the answer into several parts to reveal the meaning of the words that make up the answer; Or explain the meaning of the two words (or words) that make up the mystery, and finally synthesize the mystery by the guesser himself.
3. Indirect and direct combination method
Such as: "half in the river and sea, half in the sky, ask where it lives, and its hometown is in Shandong." The first two sentences are composed of two words, "in the river and the sea" means the word "fish", "in the sky" means the word "day", and the last sentence is the word "Lu" (short for Shandong).
The characteristic of indirect and direct combination method is that it not only explains the meaning of the words that make up the puzzle, but also explains the meaning of the combined puzzle, so it is more labor-saving to guess.
The method of writing meaning is just the opposite of the method of borrowing words. It does not work hard on the structure of the glyph of the answer, but focuses on describing the meaning and characteristics of the answer or the words that make up the answer, so as to hint at the answer.
(3) Stroke explanation method
Grasp the stroke characteristics of the mystery and explain it.
1.Specific explanation method: describe the strokes one by one.
For example, "Hook after hook, bit by bit, left to right, left to right, left to right". The stroke of this character is characterized by tick, dot and apostrophe, which is used to reveal a traditional word "Shen".
2. Abstract explanation method: only talk about the characteristics of strokes.
For example, "there are six strokes in a word, and the pen is oblique." The six-oblique pen here is used to reveal a word "zhong"
The characteristic of stroke explanation method is that the answers generally revealed are special body characters or characters that can be found regularly.
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(4) personification law
Visualize or personify the answer.
Such as: "the bun is facing the sky, the dark clouds are hanging on both sides, your feet are sitting cross-legged, and the pipe is on your hand." The riddle personifies the words of the answer. The first two sentences explain a "treasure cover", in which the "bun" is a point on the "treasure cover" and the "dark cloud" (hair) is a hook on both sides of the "treasure cover". The last two sentences reveal the word "female". The two strokes at the bottom are "sitting cross-legged" and the one at the top is "the upper end of the pipe". Every sentence has a landing, and the answer is "An".
The personification method is characterized by vivid images, which can write dead things alive, but it is more difficult to guess.
(5) Comprehensive method The four methods mentioned above are single and basic, but the comprehensive method is usually the most common one in the puzzle, that is, the combination of two or three of the above four methods.
1.the combination of borrowing words and writing meanings: both borrowing words to explain the answer and writing the meaning of the answer.
For example, "it's small on the top, don't underestimate it, if you talk about seniority, you must be older than you." "Shang", "You" and "Xiao" in the first sentence are borrowed words, which can be used to synthesize the answer. The last sentence is to write meaning, suggesting that the scope of synthesizing the mystery is the elders. The answer is "uncle"
Another example is: "half of the words in the paper are in the Spring and Autumn Period, and half of the time is in the Spring and Autumn Period". The previous sentence is a loan word, suggesting that the answer is composed of some parts of the words "spring" and "autumn"; The last sentence is to write a meaning, suggesting that the age of the mystery is "half in the Spring and Autumn Period". Through double hints, we know that the answer is Qin.
2. personification and loan word synthesis: in the process of visualizing the answer, the loan word is skillfully used to reveal the answer.
Such as: "the eldest brother, the second child and the third child, the three brothers are joking, the eldest brother is stepping on the second child's head, and the rest are below." This riddle is very successful in combining personification with borrowing words. It not only depicts an interesting genre painting for us, but also naturally borrows the words "big", "second" and "small" and arranges them in writing order. After synthesis, the answer is "Nai".
Another example is: "one person is ugly and has eight mouths in one ear." The riddle is vivid and interesting with words. While describing the appearance, it skillfully borrows the words "ear", "eight" and "mouth" to break the mystery as "post".
3. personification and writing meaning synthesis: visualize the answer to reveal its meaning.
For example, "A great general in the family is thick and strong, like Guan Yunchang and the overlord of Chu". The riddle suggests the meaning of the two words that make up the riddle by personification. "Home" is synonymous with "Hu". The first two sentences mean that there is a military commander under "Hu"; The last two sentences mean that this military commander is like Guan Yunchang and Chu Bawang, which brings out the word "feather" (Guan Yu in Guan Yunchang, Xiang Yu in Chu Bawang), so the word "Hu" and "feather" is used to synthesize the answer as "fan".
Another example is: "The word is strange, and * * * sings four plays: the first one is the overlord; The second out of Wang Po scold chicken; The third is to fight tigers with Wu Song; The fourth Haing Wu Han killed his wife. " The riddle suggests the meaning of the four parts that make up the riddle by anthropomorphic means. Explain in turn: hold the tripod with your hand, curse the chicken with your mouth, kill the tiger with your strength, and kill your wife with your knife. Used to synthesize the answer as "eight".
4. personification, borrowing words and writing meaning are integrated
For example, "Yingying's matchmaker went to offer incense, and the incense head was stuck in the case. From a distance, it looked like Zhang Xiucai, but from a close look, it was a monk." The riddle reveals the mystery through all kinds of visualized people and things, in which the words "Xiang" and "Ji" are borrowed. The borrowing of "Xiang" takes another turn, emphasizing that it is "Xiangtou" (that is, the word "Wo"), and the last two sentences emphasize that "it looks like Zhang Xiucai from a distance", which is just a hollow shot, suggesting that the mystery is similar to "Xiang".
Another example is: "One person is lying and one person is standing, with a knife hidden behind his back, and he stayed for a whole month, and no one can see anything." While anthropomorphic method is used to construct the riddle, the first three sentences borrow the words "one", "person", "person", "knife" and "moon" to reveal the riddle, and the last sentence is to write meaning to imply the scope of synthesizing the riddle. After careful consideration, it can be concluded that the answer is "stealing".
5. personification, word borrowing and stroke synthesis
For example, "My wife went back to her mother's house, wore two flowers, lived for a month, and rode home". The anthropomorphic method explains the mystery on the grounds that "the wife returns to her mother's house". The words "husband", "month" and "horse" are borrowed in the writing. The second sentence "wearing two flowers" is to explain the strokes, that is, a little above the word "fu" and "head", from which the answer is "Teng".