A Chinese toy made by cutting a square of thin wood, or other suitable material, into seven pieces, as shown in the cut, these pieces being capable of combination in various ways, so as to form a great number of different figures. It is now often used in primary schools as a means of instruction.
A Chinese puzzle made by cutting a square of thin material into a number of pieces which can be recombined into many different figures.
A Chinese puzzle made up of a square cut into seven pieces that can be rearranged to make various shapes
an ancient Chinese puzzle that has seven geometric shapes called tans (two large triangles, one medium triangle, two small triangles, a square, and a parallelogram)
a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs
a Chinese puzzle with seven pieces that are used to recreate a geometric picture or picture of an object, animal, or person
an ancient Chinese puzzle game that has presented endless challenges to children and adults alike over thousands of years
an old Chinese game of shapes
a popular put-together puzzle
a puzzle that shows how seven particularpieces that make up a standard square can be moved and rotated top form
a rearrangement puzzle consisting of a square cut into seven pieces to be reassembled into different figures
a traditional Chinese puzzle that can be made into many shapes
A square cut into seven shapes: two large triangles, one medium triangle, two small triangles, one square, and one parallelogram.
Traditionally used to create shapes and figures from seven geometric pieces (or tans): five triangles in different sizes, one square, and one parallelogram. Tangrams can also be used for other math functions, including measures of area and fractional parts and wholes. ( learn more)
Tangram is a Chinese puzzle, and a type of dissection puzzle. A tangram consists of 7 pieces, called tans, which fit together to form a square. The objective is to form a specific shape with seven pieces.