A printable poster of every American mahjong tile face: dots, bams, craks, winds, dragons, flowers and the joker, each with its name and what its mark means.
Drawn in the house set, JONGG Original. Every set draws the same marks; only the colours and the material change.
The bamboo suit counts its rank in sticks, except the 1.
1 bamThe bird: it stands where a single stick would.2 bam2 bamboo sticks.3 bam3 bamboo sticks.4 bam4 bamboo sticks.5 bam5 bamboo sticks.6 bam6 bamboo sticks.7 bam7 bamboo sticks.8 bam8 bamboo sticks.9 bam9 bamboo sticks.
Craks
The character suit writes its rank in a Chinese numeral above ่ฌ.
1 crakไธ, one, over ่ฌ, ten thousand; the numeral is in blue or dark ink, the ่ฌ in red.2 crakไบ, two, over ่ฌ, ten thousand; the numeral is in blue or dark ink, the ่ฌ in red.3 crakไธ, three, over ่ฌ, ten thousand; the numeral is in blue or dark ink, the ่ฌ in red.4 crakๅ, four, over ่ฌ, ten thousand; the numeral is in blue or dark ink, the ่ฌ in red.5 crakไบ, five, over ่ฌ, ten thousand; the numeral is in blue or dark ink, the ่ฌ in red.6 crakๅ ญ, six, over ่ฌ, ten thousand; the numeral is in blue or dark ink, the ่ฌ in red.7 crakไธ, seven, over ่ฌ, ten thousand; the numeral is in blue or dark ink, the ่ฌ in red.8 crakๅ ซ, eight, over ่ฌ, ten thousand; the numeral is in blue or dark ink, the ่ฌ in red.9 crakไน, nine, over ่ฌ, ten thousand; the numeral is in blue or dark ink, the ่ฌ in red.
Winds
Four winds, each with its letter in the corner.
Northๅ means north; N is its letter.Eastๆฑ means east; E is its letter.West่ฅฟ means west; W is its letter.Southๅ means south; S is its letter.
Dragons
Three dragons, told apart by shape as well as ink.
Red dragonไธญ means middle, the centre; drawn in red ink.Green dragon็ผ means to send out; to prosper; drawn in green ink.White dragonThe soap: a framed blank, in blue or dark ink. The white dragon can stand in as a zero in a number slot.
Flowers
Eight flowers, numbered; the set chooses the plants.
FlowerFlower 1; on this set it is drawn as daisy. In play every flower is the same tile.FlowerFlower 2; on this set it is drawn as tulip. In play every flower is the same tile.FlowerFlower 3; on this set it is drawn as poppy. In play every flower is the same tile.FlowerFlower 4; on this set it is drawn as sunflower. In play every flower is the same tile.FlowerFlower 5; on this set it is drawn as carnation. In play every flower is the same tile.FlowerFlower 6; on this set it is drawn as marigold. In play every flower is the same tile.FlowerFlower 7; on this set it is drawn as lily of the valley. In play every flower is the same tile.FlowerFlower 8; on this set it is drawn as zinnia. In play every flower is the same tile.
Joker
Eight jokers; a set may draw each one differently, and in play every joker is the same tile.
JokerA joker can stand for any tile in a group of three or more, even a whole group of jokers. It can never be a single or half of a pair.