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-'''Renhou''' {{kana|人和}} is an [[optional yaku]].  It is defined by a player declaring [[ron]] with a starting hand before drawing their first tile and before any [[Naki| called tile]].  This premise is similar to the [[chiihou]], except the hand wins by discard (ron).  In some instances, it may be considered as a [[yakuman]], [[mangan]], or not used at all.  Only non-dealers may invoke renhou because it is impossible to declare [[ron]] before the dealer's first draw (no discarded tiles yet).
+'''Renhou''' {{kana|人和}} is an [[optional yaku]]. It is scored when a player declares [[ron]] with their starting hand, before drawing their first tile, and before anyone makes a [[Naki|tile call]]. Only non-dealers may invoke renhou, since the dealer gets the first draw (and discard) of the game.
+It can be considered the ron equivalent of [[chiihou]]. Unlike chiihou, renhou is not always scored as a yakuman; it may be worth less, depending on the ruleset.
 == Variations ==
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 * '''[[Mangan]]'''
-: By default, renhou can be defaulted as a mangan hand. In this case, if the hand could score more using normal counting of yaku and dora, it will be scored for the alternate value (since the highest-scoring hand must always be chosen). The hand must have at least one yaku for this, however; dora alone cannot allow the hand to be scored separately.
+: Renhou can be set to a mangan hand by default. If a hand could score more by using regular yaku/dora, it will be scored as the higher value. Otherwise, it is a mangan. If a hand has no other yaku, it is scored as a mangan, even if [[dora]] would bring it above that.
 * '''[[Yakuman]]'''
 : Likewise, it can be set as a yakuman.
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 : A few rulesets set renhou as a baiman, though this is relatively rare.
 * '''[[Yaku]]'''
-: Renhou may be considered as a yaku, to be [[yaku compatibility|cumulative with other yaku]], with a variable han value. It is frequently set at 4 han, so that the hand is always worth mangan minimum if it has any other yaku.
+: Renhou may be considered as a yaku, which is  [[yaku compatibility|cumulative with other yaku]]. It is frequently set at 4 han, so that the hand is always worth mangan at minimum.
 * '''Nashi'''
 : Renhou may not be used at all.