Shareables · 麻将 Mahjong · 将 · Mahjong
牌型 · The shapes a hand is made of
顺子, 刻子, and what a winning hand has to be.
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顺子shùn zia run of three in one suit
牌型 · SHAPES
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顺子 | shùn zi | a run of three in one suit |
| 刻子 | kè zi | three of the same tile |
| 对子 | duì zi | a pair |
| 将牌 | jiàng pái | the pair that finishes the hand |
A winning hand is four of these sets plus one pair.
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.
- 麻将 · Every character on a tile is HSK Chinese — The characters stamped on a mahjong set are HSK 1–4 vocabulary.
- 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.
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