Tile Glossary

The 144 tiles, by suit.

A visual reference to the three suits, the honours (winds and dragons), and the bonus flowers and seasons.

Bamboo

索Nine ranks. The 1-Bam carries the 1 BAM bird.

1 1 Bam

2 索 2 Bam

3 索 3 Bam

4 索 4 Bam

5 索 5 Bam

6 索 6 Bam

7 索 7 Bam

8 索 8 Bam

9 索 9 Bam

Dots

筒Nine ranks of stone discs — sometimes called circles.

1 筒 1 Dot

2 筒 2 Dot

3 筒 3 Dot

4 筒 4 Dot

5 筒 5 Dot

6 筒 6 Dot

7 筒 7 Dot

8 筒 8 Dot

9 筒 9 Dot

Characters

萬Nine ranks of ten-thousands.

1 萬 1 Wan

2 萬 2 Wan

3 萬 3 Wan

4 萬 4 Wan

5 萬 5 Wan

6 萬 6 Wan

7 萬 7 Wan

8 萬 8 Wan

9 萬 9 Wan

Winds

風The four cardinal honours.

東 East

南 South

西 West

北 North

Dragons

龍Red, green, and white.

中 Red

發 Green

白 White

Flowers & Seasons

花Eight bonus tiles — four flowers, four seasons.

梅 Plum

蘭 Orchid

竹 Bamboo

菊 Chrys.

春 Spring

夏 Summer

秋 Autumn

冬 Winter