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They are:
They are:
* Used for the following yaku: [[chanta]], [[junchan]], [[honroutou]], [[chinroutou]].
* Important for the following yaku: [[junchan]], [[chinroutou]]. Along with honors, they are also are important for [[chanta]] and [[honroutou]].
* Not allowed to be used with [[tanyao]].
* Not allowed to be used with [[tanyao]].
* Worth doubled [[fu]] when used in a triplet or [[kan]].
* Worth doubled [[fu]] when used in a triplet or [[kan]].
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They are:
They are:
* Used for the following yaku: [[chanta]], [[honroutou]], [[tsuuiisou]].
* Used for [[tsuuiisou]] ("All Honors"). Along with terminals, they are also important for [[chanta]] and [[honroutou]].
* Not allowed to be used with [[tanyao]], [[junchan]], [[chinitsu]], or [[chinroutou]].  
* Not allowed to be used with [[tanyao]], [[junchan]], [[chinitsu]], or [[chinroutou]].  
* Worth doubled [[fu]] when used in a triplet or [[kan]].
* Worth doubled [[fu]] when used in a triplet or [[kan]].
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{{main|Yakuhai}}
{{main|Yakuhai}}


The '''yakuhai''' (lit. value tiles) are a subset of honor tiles. The yakuhai are not consistent - which tiles are yakuhai will depend on what round and seat you are in.
The '''yakuhai''' (lit. "value tiles") are a subset of honor tiles. The yakuhai are not consistent - which tiles are yakuhai will depend on what round and seat you are in.


*Dragons are always yakuhai.
*Dragons are always yakuhai.
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They are:
They are:
* Used for the yaku of "[[yakuhai]]" - a triplet of yakuhai is a yaku of its own.
* Used for the yaku of "[[yakuhai]]" - a triplet of yakuhai is a yaku of its own.
* Worth 2 fu when used as the pair (a yakuhai pair thus disqualifies a hand from [[pinfu]].
* Worth 2 fu when used as the pair (a yakuhai pair thus disqualifies a hand from [[pinfu]]).
** If the pair is both the round wind and seat wind, it may be worth 4 fu (subject to [[scoring variations#Double wind fu|rule variation]]).


==Non-Simples==
==Non-Simple==
'''Yaochuuhai''' {{kana|幺九牌}}, or "non-simples", refers to both [[#Terminal|terminal]] and [[#Honor|honor]] tiles. In other words, if a tile is not numbered from 2-8, then it is a non-simple.
'''Yaochuuhai''' {{kana|幺九牌}}, or "non-simples", refers to both [[#Terminal|terminal]] and [[#Honor|honor]] tiles. In other words, if a tile is not numbered from 2-8, then it is a non-simple.


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They are, collectively:
They are, collectively:
* Used for [[kokushi musou]], , [[chanta]] and [[honroutou]], as well as [[nagashi mangan]].
* Used for [[kokushi musou]], [[chanta]] and [[honroutou]], as well as [[nagashi mangan]].
* Not allowed to be used with [[tanyao]].
* Not allowed to be used with [[tanyao]].
* Worth doubled [[fu]] when used in a triplet or [[kan]].
* Worth doubled [[fu]] when used in a triplet or [[kan]].
[[Category:Terminology]]

Latest revision as of 07:10, 18 June 2024

There are many different types of tiles. These categories are relevant to certain yaku and for fu scoring.

Simple

Tiles numbered from 2-8 are classed as chunchanhai 「中張牌」, or "simples". These include:

They are:

  • Used for tanyao ("All Simples"), which requires every tile to be a simple tile.
  • Worth normal fu when used in a triplet or kan.

Terminal

Tiles numbered 1 or 9 are classed as routouhai 「老頭牌」, or "terminals" in English. They are called "terminals" because they are always the end of a sequence; a tile group such as 9-1-2 is not a valid sequence. These include:

They are:

Honor

Tiles that are not numbered, i.e. the wind and dragon tiles, are called jihai, or honor tiles in English.

Winds:

Dragons:

They are:

Yakuhai

The yakuhai (lit. "value tiles") are a subset of honor tiles. The yakuhai are not consistent - which tiles are yakuhai will depend on what round and seat you are in.

  • Dragons are always yakuhai.
  • Wind tiles of the round wind (e.g. East tiles during East round) are yakuhai.
  • Wind tiles of the seat wind (e.g. West tiles as the West seat) are yakuhai.

They are:

  • Used for the yaku of "yakuhai" - a triplet of yakuhai is a yaku of its own.
  • Worth 2 fu when used as the pair (a yakuhai pair thus disqualifies a hand from pinfu).
    • If the pair is both the round wind and seat wind, it may be worth 4 fu (subject to rule variation).

Non-Simple

Yaochuuhai 「幺九牌」, or "non-simples", refers to both terminal and honor tiles. In other words, if a tile is not numbered from 2-8, then it is a non-simple.

Terminals:

Winds:

Dragons:

They are, collectively: