Beginner’s reference
Meet the tiles
A mahjong set brings together numbered suits, honor tiles, and bonus tiles. Pick a category to learn each face, its Chinese name, and how to say it.
Numbered suits
Characters, Bamboo, and Circles are the numbered families used to build sequences, pongs, kongs, and pairs.
Explore Numbered suits →Winds and dragons
Winds and Dragons are honor tiles. They can form pongs, kongs, and pairs, but never numbered sequences.
Explore Winds and dragons →Flowers and seasons
Flowers and Seasons are bonus tiles revealed beside the hand and replaced from the back of the wall.
Explore Flowers and seasons →Quick reference
All 42 tiles at a glance
One of every unique tile face in a standard set. Choose a family when you want names, pronunciation, and more detail.