Dots: named as each tile consists of a number of circles. Each circle is said to represent copper (銅, tóng) coins with a square hole in the middle.



Bamboos: named as each tile (except the 1 Bamboo) consists of a number of bamboo sticks. Each stick is said to represent a string (索, sǔo) that holds a hundred coins. Note that 1 Bamboo is an exception. It has a bird sitting on a Bamboo. This is a belief that players cannot draw or add bamboo sticks to 1 Bamboo to change the tile to some other Bamboo.


Characters: named as each tile
represents ten thousand (萬, wàn) coins, or one hundred strings of one hundred coins.


Wind tiles: East (東, dōng), South (南, nán), West (西, xī), and North (北, běi).


Dragon tiles: red, green, and white. The term dragon tile is a western convention introduced by Joseph Park Babcock in his 1920 book introducing Mahjong to America. Originally, these tiles are said to have something to do with the Chinese Imperial Examination. The red tile ("中"榜, zhōngbǎng) means you pass the examination and thus will be appointed a government official. The green tile ("發"財, fācái literally, "Get Rich") means, consequently you will become financially well off. The white tile (白版，"bái bǎn", literally "White Tile") means that because a person is doing well they should act like a good, incorrupt official. It usually has a blue border to distingulish from replacement tile or prevent players from adding lines on the white tile to change it into different type of tile. In the original Chinese Majiong, the piece called "箭" (jiàn), represents archery, the red "中" represents a hit on the target. In ancient Chinese archery, one would put a red "中" to signify that the target was hit. White represents failure, green "發" means that one will release the draw.

Flower tiles: The last category and typically optional components to a set of mahjong tiles, often contain artwork on their tiles.The 4 tiles below are flower tiles that represent ume plum, orchid, chrysanthemum, and bamboo.

The 4 tiles of the below are seasonal tiles that represents spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

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i've been saying, that the day i quit the game, is when i get the above tiles. lol

c'mon! let's play! and i pray for more self touch! lol

my my my. a break for me to rest my brain. rest my brain from project. had a brief presentation with lecturer today. sian. still got alot to do.

til then, see you guys. =))