The Chinese Way Crossword: Ancient Logic Meets Modern Brain Training
The first time a *chinese way crossword* puzzle appeared in a Beijing teahouse in the 1920s, it wasn’t called a crossword at all. Locals referred to it as *zìhé* (字谜), a game where characters were dissected like surgical specimens—each stroke a clue, each radical a cipher. The puzzle spread quietly, evolving from calligraphy exercises into … Read more
