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Mahjong Tiles and Layouts
A normal set of Mahjong tiles will contain 136 or 144 tiles (might be more in sets from Japan). The Character tilesIn Chinese, numbers can be represented either by the numerals 1-9 or by Characters, The below image shows the numbers 1-9 in Chinese characters.  Chinese name :  (Wan Zi)Meaning in English : Ten Thousand Amount : 36 (4 sets of 9 tiles) Ranked : Yes, 1-9 The Circle tiles Chinese name :  (Tong Zi)Meaning in English : Cylinder Amount : 36 (4 sets of 9 tiles) Ranked : Yes, 1-9 The Bamboo tilesBamboo tile number one, often referred as "the Sparrow", it is different from the other tiles in order to make it hard to cheat by adding strokes to it (so it will appear like other tile).  Chinese name :  (Suo Zi)Meaning in English : (Woven) Thread Amount : 36 (4 sets of 9 tiles) Ranked : Yes, 1-9 The Dragon tilesThe dragon tiles, shown in the below image from left to right: Red (Hong Zhong), Green (Qing Fa), White (Bai Ban).  Chinese name :  (San Yuan Pai)Meaning in English : Three head (main) tiles Amount : 12 (4 sets of 3 tiles) Ranked : no The Wind tilesThe wind tiles, shown in the below image from left to right : East, South, West, North.  Chinese name :  (Feng Pai)Meaning in English : Wind tiles Amount : 16 (4 sets of 4 tiles) Ranked : no The Season tilesThe season tiles, shown in the below image, sometimes has Chinese characters that represent the Seasons, and (Like this image) sometimes has the 1-4 numbers in Chinese characters.  Chinese name :  (Ji Pai)Meaning in English : Season tiles Amount : 8 (2 sets of 4 tiles) Ranked : no The Flower tilesThe flower tiles, shown in the below image from left to right: Plum, Orchid, chrysanthemum, Bamboo.  Chinese name :  (Hua Pai)Meaning in English : Flower tiles Amount : 8 (2 sets of 4 tiles) Ranked : no |
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