Mahjong tiles

A Taiwanese mahjong set has 144 tiles. Here is every tile, with its name and how many are in the set.

Characters (萬)

Numbered 1 to 9 and marked with the character 萬 (ten thousand). There are four of each, 36 in all.

  • 1 Character
  • 2 Character
  • 3 Character
  • 4 Character
  • 5 Character
  • 6 Character
  • 7 Character
  • 8 Character
  • 9 Character

Bamboo (條)

Numbered 1 to 9 and drawn as bamboo sticks. There are four of each, 36 in all.

  • 1 Bamboo
  • 2 Bamboo
  • 3 Bamboo
  • 4 Bamboo
  • 5 Bamboo
  • 6 Bamboo
  • 7 Bamboo
  • 8 Bamboo
  • 9 Bamboo

Dots (筒)

Numbered 1 to 9 and drawn as circles. There are four of each, 36 in all.

  • 1 Dot
  • 2 Dot
  • 3 Dot
  • 4 Dot
  • 5 Dot
  • 6 Dot
  • 7 Dot
  • 8 Dot
  • 9 Dot

Winds

East, South, West and North. There are four of each, 16 in all. Each player also sits at one of these winds.

  • East wind
  • South wind
  • West wind
  • North wind

Dragons

Red (紅中), green (發財) and white (白板). There are four of each, 12 in all.

  • Red dragon
  • Green dragon
  • White dragon

Flowers and seasons

Eight bonus tiles, one of each: the flowers plum, orchid, chrysanthemum and bamboo, and the seasons spring, summer, autumn and winter. They're never kept in the hand: when drawn, they're set aside and replaced from the wall. Collecting all eight wins the game.

  • Plum
  • Orchid
  • Chrysanthemum
  • Bamboo (flower)
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter
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