Across
- 5. – Trait emphasized in Chinese tradition.
- 9. – Daughter who takes her mother's place in the club.
- 10. – Rose’s controlling husband.
- 11. – Symbol of betrayal (An-mei’s mother).
- 14. – Source of conflict between mothers and daughters.
- 15. – Daughters Suyuan left behind in China.
- 17. – Daughter married to Ted, struggles with decision-making.
- 21. – Where An-mei’s mother lived as a concubine.
- 23. – Connection to roots and ancestry.
- 24. – Lena’s husband, obsessed with fairness.
- 27. – Often a barrier between generations.
- 28. – Mother who founded the Joy Luck Club.
- 29. – Country where the mothers were born.
- 30. – Symbolize past trauma and memory.
Down
- 1. – Role forced upon An-mei’s mother.
- 2. – Common maternal act throughout the novel.
- 3. – Important location in Suyuan’s past.
- 4. – Mother haunted by her past.
- 6. – Country where the mothers were born.
- 7. – Site of silence and tension in Lena’s marriage.
- 8. – City from Suyuan's story of wartime escape.
- 12. – Symbol of strategy and rebellion (Waverly).
- 13. – Lindo's chess prodigy daughter.
- 16. – Represents failed dreams and pressure (Jing-mei).
- 18. – Physical and emotional trauma (An-mei’s story).
- 19. – Symbol of hope (Suyuan’s swan feather).
- 20. – Struggle between cultural heritage and assimilation.
- 22. – City where the daughters grow up.
- 25. – Daughter who shares a shaky marriage with Harold.
- 26. – Mother who grew up with her grandmother in China.
- 27. – Clever mother who escaped an arranged marriage.
- 31. – Withheld truths that shape family history.