Mahjong Tiles

A standard Chinese Mahjong set has 136 tiles. They fall into two categories: Suit Tiles and Honor Tiles.

① Suit Tiles (序数牌)

Three suits, numbered 1 to 9. Four copies of each tile (4 × 9 × 3 = 108 tiles). A Sequence (Chow) can only be formed within the same suit.

Characters (万子 / Wàn)

Chinese numerals on top, 万 (10,000) below

Dots (筒子 / Tǒng)

Also called "Balls" or "Circles"

Bamboos (条子 / Tiáo)

Also called "Sticks" or "Sou (索)". Note: 1 Bamboo is the bird 🐦

② Honor Tiles (字牌)

Four copies of each. Honor tiles can only form Pairs, Triplets, or Kongs — they cannot be used in Sequences.

Winds (风牌 / Fēng)

East · South · West · North (4 each = 16 tiles)

East

South

West

North

Dragons (箭牌 / Jiàn)

Red Zhong · Green Fa · White Ban (4 each = 12 tiles)

Zhong

Fa

Ban