Anagram

· from Greek

What is an anagram?

An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another, like listen and silent.

Anagrams are a staple of crosswords and puzzle culture. In character-based languages a related game is splitting and rearranging character components, as in Chinese 拆字 chāizì wordplay where 好 is read as 女子 (woman and child).

Examples

listen / silent; Dormitory / dirty room; Chinese 拆字 chāizì: 好 = 女 + 子

Kungfucius says: Same letters, new meaning. Like a career change, but cheaper.