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-'''Fu''' {{kana|符}} (''pronounced as foo'') takes the hand composition into consideration in terms of [[mentsu|tile melds]], [[machi|wait patterns]] and/or win method.  In addition, every hand begins with a default start value of 20 fu.  To determine the final number of ''fu'', the sources of fu are added up along with the base number and then rounded up to the nearest 10.  One exception falls on the [[chii toitsu]] yaku, which is set to 25 fu by default.
+'''Fu''' {{kana|符}} (''pronounced as foo'') takes the hand composition into consideration in terms of [[mentsu|tile melds]], [[machi|wait patterns]] and/or win method.  In addition, every hand begins with a default start value of 20 fu.  To determine the final number of ''fu'', the sources of fu are added up along with the base number and then rounded up to the nearest 10.  One exception falls on the [[chii toitsu]] yaku, which is set to 25 fu by default.  While fu may be counted for hands worth 5 han or greater, it is not necessary for [[Score table memorization|human memorization]].
 == Scoring procedure ==