Chinese Mahjong Set

Chinese mahjong sets typically include 144 tiles, a wind indicator, chips, and dice. They include the tiles needed to play most forms of Asian mahjong but lack the joker tiles needed to play American mahjong, and red tiles to play Japanese mahjong. Sets can be purchased with or without numbering.

Tiles

Suits

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Yī zhú Èr zhú Sān zhú Sì zhú Wŭ zhú Liù zhú Qī zhú Bā zhú Jiŭ zhú
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Yī wàn Èr wàn Sān wàn Sì wàn Wŭ wàn Liù wàn Qī wàn Bā wàn Jiŭ wàn
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Yī tóng Èr tóng Sān tóng Sì tóng Wŭ tóng Liù tóng Qī tóng Bā tóng Jiŭ tóng

Honors

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Dōng Nán Běi
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Fat Chong or Zhōng Pa or Bái

Flowers

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Flower tiles

Flower and season tiles are optional.

Wind Indicator

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Wind Indicator

Wind indicators are used to display the current wind. It is usually held with East (dealer). In American mahjong it is referred to as a bettor, as a fifth player will use it to place is bet on which player will win. They come in different shapes and sizes. The most common forms are a rotating cylinder or disc, or a cube and its placeholder.

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Dice

Mahjong Dice
Mahjong Dice

Dice are used to determine seating and wall breaking. Typical sets come with two to three dice. Any type of six-sided dice would suffice. However, mahjong dice are noticeably smaller than normal board game dice, with number one and four colored red and rounded corners.

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