Editing Mahjong (section)

=== Game equipment ===
{{Main|Mahjong tiles}}

Old Hong Kong mahjong is played with a standard set of 144 mahjong tiles (though cards may be used). Sets often include counters (to keep score), dice (to decide how to deal), and a marker to show who the dealer is and which round is being played. Some sets include racks to hold the tiles, especially if they are larger or smaller than standard tiles or have an odd shape. Mahjong sets originating from the [[United States]], [[Japan]] or Southeast Asia will likely have extra tiles or specialized markings.

The tiles are split into three categories: suited, honors, and bonus tiles.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+ Mahjong tile count per set
|-
! colspan=2 | Set
! Count
|-
! rowspan=3 | Suited
! Dots
| 36
|-
! Bamboo
| 36
|-
! Characters
| 36
|-
! rowspan=2 | Honors
! Winds
| 16
|-
! Dragons
| 12
|-
! rowspan=2 | Bonus
! Flowers
| 4
|-
! Seasons
| 4
|-
! style="text-align:right" colspan=2 | Total
| '''144'''
|}

==== Suited tiles ====
Suited tiles are divided into three suits and each are numbered from 1 to 9. The suits are bamboos, dots, and characters. There are four identical copies of each suited tile totaling 108 tiles.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|
!colspan=9|Numbers
|-
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
|-
!rowspan=3|Suits
!Dots
筒
|[[File:MJt1-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJt2-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJt3-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJt4-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJt5-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJt6-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJt7-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJt8-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJt9-.svg|50px]]
|-
!Bamboo
索
|[[File:MJs1-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJs2-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJs3-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJs4-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJs5-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJs6-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJs7-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJs8-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJs9-.svg|50px]]
|-
!Characters
萬
|[[File:MJw1-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJw2-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJw3-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJw4-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJw5-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJw6-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJw7-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJw8-.svg|50px]]
|[[File:MJw9-.svg|50px]]
|}
The bamboo suit is also known as "sticks", "strings" or "bams" suit; the first tile usually has a bird (traditionally, a peacock or sparrow) instead of a single bamboo. The dots suit is also known as the "wheels", "circles", "coins", "stones", "marbles" or "balls" suit. The characters suit is also known as the "myriads", "cracks" or "numbers" suit since the top characters are numbers in the Chinese writing system, and the bottom characters (in [[traditional Chinese characters]]) are the Chinese character for "ten thousand".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://files.righto.com/chart.html |title=Mah Jongg Tiles and Names |author=Shirriff, Ken |publisher=righto.com |access-date=24 August 2018}}</ref>

==== Honors tiles ====
There are two different sets of honors tiles: winds and dragons. The winds are east, south, west, and north, beginning with east. The dragons are red, green, and white. The white dragon has a blue or black frame on the face of the piece or in some sets is entirely blank. These tiles have no numerical sequence like the suited tiles (for example the bamboo pieces number 1 to 9). Like the suited tiles, there are four identical copies of each honors tile, for a total of 28 honors tiles.
<div style="width:100%">
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-block;border:none;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"
|+ Winds
!East
東
!South
南
!West
西
!North
北
|-
|[[File:MJf1-.svg|50px]] ||[[File:MJf2-.svg|50px]]||[[File:MJf3-.svg|50px]] ||[[File:MJf4-.svg|50px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-block;border:none;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"
|+ Dragons
!Red
中
!Green
發
!White
白
|-
|[[File:MJd1-.svg|50px]] ||[[File:MJd2-.svg|50px]]||[[File:MJd3-.svg|50px]]
|}</div>

==== Bonus tiles ====
There are two sets of bonus tiles: flowers and seasons. The flower and season tiles play a unique role in the mechanics of the game. When drawn, the bonus tile is not added into a player's hand but are instead set aside and kept near the player's other tiles for scoring purposes should they win the hand, and an extra tile is drawn in replacement of the bonus tile.

In addition, unlike the suited and honors tiles, there is only one of each bonus tile, so there are a total of four flower and four season tiles in the set. The tiles have a different artistic rendering of a specific type of flower or season.
<div style="width:100%">
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-block;border:none;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"
|+ Flowers
! No !! Image !! Name !! Character !! Direction
|-
! style="color:red;font-size:150%;" | 1
|[[File:MJh5-.svg|50px]] || [[Prunus mume|Plum blossom]]
! style="color:blue;font-size:200%;" | {{zh|t=梅|labels=no}}
| East
|-
! style="color:red;font-size:150%;" | 2
|[[File:MJh6-.svg|50px]] || [[Orchid]]
! style="color:blue;font-size:200%;" | {{zh|t=蘭|labels=no}}
| South
|-
! style="color:red;font-size:150%;" | 3
|[[File:MJh7-.svg|50px]] || [[Chrysanthemum]]
! style="color:blue;font-size:200%;" | {{zh|t=菊|labels=no}}
| West
|-
! style="color:red;font-size:150%;" | 4
|[[File:MJh8-.svg|50px]] || [[Bamboo]]
! style="color:blue;font-size:200%;" | {{zh|t=竹|labels=no}}
| North
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-block;border:none;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"
|+ Seasons
! No !! Image !! Name !! Character !! Direction
|-
! style="color:blue;font-size:150%;" | 1
|[[File:MJh1-.svg|50px]] || Spring
! style="color:red;font-size:200%;" | {{zh|t=春|labels=no}}
| East
|-
! style="color:blue;font-size:150%;" | 2
|[[File:MJh2-.svg|50px]] || Summer
! style="color:red;font-size:200%;" | {{zh|t=夏|labels=no}}
| South
|-
! style="color:blue;font-size:150%;" | 3
|[[File:MJh3-.svg|50px]] || Autumn
! style="color:red;font-size:200%;" | {{zh|t=秋|labels=no}}
| West
|-
! style="color:blue;font-size:150%;" | 4
|[[File:MJh4-.svg|50px]] || Winter
! style="color:red;font-size:200%;" | {{zh|t=冬|labels=no}}
| North
|}</div>
It is not necessary to know the names or the Chinese characters of each bonus tile, only the number, as this is associated with a specific direction, and the player receives bonus points when the bonus tile matches the seat direction. There is no relation between the bonus tile "bamboo" flower and the bamboo suit of suited tiles (e.g. 4 bamboo). In traditional Chinese culture, the [[Four Gentlemen]] are the plum (winter), orchid (spring), bamboo (summer), and chrysanthemum (autumn) which are regarded as the representative plants of those seasons, but people regard it as plum blossom (spring), orchid (summer), chrysanthemum (autumn) and bamboo (winter) now.