Across
- 3. - Motif of cultural identity and heritage
- 5. - Rose’s husband, who seeks a divorce
- 7. - An-mei’s mother’s role in her family
- 10. - Ying-ying’s lost spirit, tied to her trauma
- 11. - Food central to Chinese gatherings, symbolizing unity
- 15. - Place where An-mei’s mother faced humiliation
- 16. - City where the Joy Luck Club meetings take place
- 17. - Symbol of balance and harmony in Chinese culture
- 19. - An-mei’s scar, a symbol of her mother’s sacrifice
- 20. - Lindo’s first marriage, a source of her cunning
- 22. - Suyuan’s lost daughters, found in China
- 24. - Game the mothers play at Joy Luck Club meetings
- 25. - Motif of generational conflict and understanding
- 27. - Daughter who struggles with her mother’s expectations and chess
- 28. - Chinese festival tied to a tragic love story
Down
- 1. - Symbol of Lindo’s strength and sacrifice
- 2. - An-mei’s mother’s tragic fate
- 4. - Waverly’s daughter, named after a street
- 5. - Waverly’s chess strategy, reflecting her personality
- 6. - Waverly’s mother, proud of her chess achievements
- 8. - Instrument Jing-mei tries to master
- 9. - Lena’s mother, who sees danger in everything
- 12. - Lena’s husband, who splits everything equally
- 13. - Rose’s story of losing her brother
- 14. - Suyuan’s homeland, central to her stories
- 18. - Mother who left her babies on the road in China
- 21. - Suyuan’s daughter, who narrates the book’s opening
- 22. - Chinese zodiac sign tied to Waverly
- 23. - Jing-mei’s journey to meet her lost siblings
- 26. - Jing-mei’s mother’s club, a place of hope