1. a Chinese puzzle consisting of seven flat geometric shapes that can be arranged to form various figures

Examples

• The children enjoyed solving tangrams during math class.
• She arranged the tangram pieces to form a cat shape.
• The puzzle box contained several different tangrams to solve.
• He used tangrams to teach his students about geometric shapes.
• The tangram challenge required making a house using all seven pieces.
• Ancient tangrams have been entertaining people for centuries.