Mah Jong Tiles - What does the picture on the tile mean?

Mah Jong tiles, also known as cards, have interesting pictures depicting Chinese symbols. Discovering what the mahjong picture represents is very important for learning how to successfully use this technique, exciting and incredible games.

There are 136 or 144 picture collages divided into suits, honours and reward tiles.

Suit

The set of tiles consists of round or round, bamboo knots and characters. A typical mahjong game will contain 36 round or dot cards, 36 bamboo cards and 36 character cards.

The number of circles or points on the tile depicts the number on the tile. The three circles are equal to three.

Bamboo Tiles contains pictures of bamboo. Each bamboo depicts the number of tiles. Three bamboos equal 3, and so on.

A character tile is not actually a character, but a number 1-9. It is usually blue in the upper part of the tile. The red picture at the bottom of the tile is representative of 10,000 Chinese.

In mahjong games, suit tiles account for 108 of the 144 tiles.

honor

Honor tiles contain 16 dragons and 12 winds.

The color of the dragon tile is red, green or a frame with Chinese symbols. People think that red represents kindness, green represents sincerity, and frame tiles represent filial piety.

Wind tiles represent the north, south, east and west winds. The game is oriented in the direction of the wind tile, but clockwise in the opposite direction; east, south, west, north.

Honor tiles account for 28 of the 144 game cards.

bonus

The bonus tile consists of four flower cards and four season cards.

Flowers are plums, chrysanthemums, orchids or lilies. Tiles are not used in all versions. Tiles provide an easier way to win and collect bonus points, so many people choose not to use these tiles.
Seasonal tiles represent the four seasons; summer, autumn, spring, winter.

Bonus bricks account for 16 of the 144 game cards.

Mah Jong has different rules depending on which version you play. Be sure to read the rules carefully before you start playing this ancient and unique game.

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