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The '''sangenpai''' {{kana|三元牌}} (lit. ''three foundation tiles'') are a group of three, often brightly colored, tiles. In English, they are most often referred to as the '''dragons''',{{note|name=dragon}} but occasionally they are referred to as the '''colours'''. | The '''sangenpai''' {{kana|三元牌}} (lit. ''three foundation tiles'') are a group of three, often brightly colored, tiles. In English, they are most often referred to as the '''dragons''',{{note|name=dragon}} but occasionally they are referred to as the '''colours'''. | ||
*'''Haku''' {{kana|白}}, the '''white dragon''', is usually depicted by an entirely blank tile in Japanese-style sets. In Chinese-style sets, it is more frequently depicted as a blue or black border around nothing, although those sets often come with blank replacement tiles which can be used instead. In some Japanese-style sets, especially those where the front and back of the tile are the same colour, haku will have a gem in the center. | *'''Haku''' {{kana|白}}, the '''white dragon''', is usually depicted by an entirely blank tile in Japanese-style sets. In Chinese-style sets, it is more frequently depicted as a blue or black border around nothing, although those sets often come with blank replacement tiles which can be used instead. In some Japanese-style sets, especially those where the front and back of the tile are the same colour, haku will have a gem in the center. Its full formal name is '''paipan''' {{kana|白板}} (lit. "white board"). | ||
* '''Hatsu''' {{kana|發}}, the '''green dragon'''. Depicted by its kanji or a variant of it;{{note|It is common on Japanese tiles to feature a variant of the hatsu kanji where the 殳 element is replaced by 矢: [[File:Mahjong R.svg|27px]]. More rarely, the 弓 element may be replaced by 子.}} hatsu is usually written in green in digital games, and in black on Japanese-style physical tiles (making it necessary to lean to distinguish it from the [[winds]] when playing with such sets). Its full formal name is '''ryuufa''' {{kana|緑發}} (lit. "green release"). | |||
* '''Hatsu''' {{kana|發}}, the '''green dragon'''. | *'''Chun''' {{kana|中}}, the '''red dragon'''. Depicted by its kanji in red. Its full formal name is '''honchun''' {{kana|紅中}} (lit. "red center"). | ||
The dragons are traditionally ordered haku, hatsu, chun, as in the table on the right. When one appears as a [[dora]] indicator, the dora tile is the next in this sequence, with chun pointing back to haku. | The dragons are traditionally ordered haku, hatsu, chun, as in the table on the right. When one appears as a [[dora]] indicator, the dora tile is the next in this sequence, with chun pointing back to haku. | ||