Shareables · 麻将 Mahjong · 将 · Mahjong
麻将 · Every character on a tile is HSK Chinese
The characters stamped on a mahjong set are HSK 1–4 vocabulary.
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麻将má jiàngmahjong
牌上的字 · WHAT IS ON THE TILES
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand |
Learning the set is learning the words.
More from 麻将 Mahjong
- 萬子 · Characters — The only suit that is written in words: a number plus 萬 (ten thousand).
- 筒子 · Dots — Circles, not characters. Count the dots and say the number yourself.
- 索子 · Bamboo — Sticks of tied cash. Called 条 tiáo in much of the north — both are right.
- 風牌 · Winds — The four directions, in the order they are seated: 东南西北.
- 箭牌 · Dragons — Also 三元牌. Three tiles that are three ordinary words: centre, wealth, blank.
- 说 · What you say at the table — The words a real game runs on.
- 说 · More of what you say at the table — The calls that decide a hand.
- 数 · Counting tiles, sets, rounds — The measure words a game needs: 张, 副, 圈, 局.
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