Official International Rules

Enacted by The World Mahjong Organization 2006

   1   R  The first number represents the serial number of the item in the Chinese and English Official Rule Table.  The green R means the hand can only score with regular basic scoring hand structure. The green S means the hand is of Special Scoring Structure. Items without R or S may be added to the scores of either regular hands or special hands.

The numbers under the serial numbers are the points of score for the item.

Big Four Winds 四風會

The first term is used in the English Edition of Official Rule (Sept 2006).

The second is the term used in the Chinese Edition of Official Rule (May 2006).

Mahjong Scoring Table

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Serial Number

Ways of Scoring

  1   R 

Big Four Winds 四風會

   88

A hand that includes Pungs or Kongs of all four Winds
 

  2   R

Big Three Dragons 大三元

88

A hand that includes Pings or Kongs of all three Dragon tiles
 

  3 

All Green 绿一色

88

A hand that composes entirely of the 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 of the Bamboos with or without the Green Dragon tile.
 

  4   S

Nine Gates 九莲宝灯

88

Holding in the hand the tiles 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9 of the same suit and go out with one of the tile in the same suit. (Add Fully Concealed Hand with Self Draw). All 13 tiles must be in the hand
 

  5   R

Four Kongs 四杠

88

A hand that includes four Kongs. (Add points for concealed)

 

  6   S

Seven Shifted Pairs 连七对

88

A hand includes seven pairs of the same suit with each shifted one number up from the last. (Add Fully Concealed Hand with Self Draw). No melded sets allowed.
 

  7   S

Thirteen Orphans 十三幺

88

A hand composed of 1 and 9 of each of three suits and one of  each honors plus one of these 13 tiles. (Add Fully Concealed Hand with Self Draw)
   

  8   R

All Terminals 清幺九

64

A hand composed of Pungs or Kongs of 1 and 9 of suit tiles
 

  9   R

Little Four Winds 小四風會

64

A hand composed of three Pungs (Kongs) of Winds and a head of the fourth Wind.
 

 10  R

Little Three Dragons 小三元

64

A hand composed of two Pungs (Kongs) of Dragons and a head of the remaining Dragon.
 

  11   R

All Honors 字一色

64

A hand composed of Pungs or Kongs and head of honor
 

  12   R

Four Concealed Pungs   四暗刻

64

A hand composed of four Concealed Pungs or Concealed Kongs: (Add Fully concealed Hand with Self Draw).
         

  13   R

Pure Terminal Chows   一色双龙会

64

A Full Flush hand with two of Two Terminal Chows and a head of fives
   

  14  R

Quadruple Chows   一色四同顺

48

Four identical Chows in the same suit
   

 15   R

Four Pure Shifted Pungs   一色四节高

48

Four Pungs (Kongs) in the same suit. Each shifts one number up from the last.
 

 16  R

Four Shifted Chows    一色四步高 

32

Four Chows of same suit;  each shifted over one number from the last, or Four Chows of same suit; each shifted over two numbers from the last,
   

 

  17   R

Three Kongs   三杠

32

A hand containing three Kongs, (Add points for concealed)
 

 18   R

All Terminal and Honors   混幺九

32

A hand with Pungs (or Kongs) and Head of only 1, 9 and Honor tiles
 

  19   S

Seven Pairs   七对

24

A hand composed of seven pairs. (Add Fully Concealed Hand for Self Draw)
 

 20  S

Greater Honors and Knitted Tiles  七星不靠

24

A hand composed of one tile from each Honor and singles of suit tiles in the separate Knitted sequence. For example: 1-4-7 of Bamboos, 2-5-8 of Character, 3-6-9 of Dots. (Add Fully Concealed Hand for Self Draw)
 

  21   R

All Even Pungs   全双刻

24

A hand with Pungs (Kongs) and Head of only even number suit tiles.
 

  22 

Full Flush   清一色

24

A hand with only one suit present. It can add points to regular hands or special hands
 

 23  R

Pure Triple Chows   一色三同顺

24

Three identical Chows in same suit
 

 24  R

Pure Shifted Pungs    一色三节高

24

Three Pungs (kongs) of the same suit, one Pung is one number up from the last
 

  25 

Upper Tiles   全大

24

A hand contains only suit tiles with numbers 7, 8 and 9
 

  26 

Middle Tiles    全中

24

A hand contains only suit tiles with numbers 4, 5 or 6
 

  27 

Lower Tiles   全小 

24

A hand contains only suit tiles with numbers 1, 2 and 3.
 

 28  R

Pure Straight   清龙

16

Chows of 1-2-3, 4-5-6 and 7-8-9 of the same suit
 

 29  R

Three suited Terminal Chows    三色双龙会 

16

Three suited hand; There are 2 Two Terminal Chows and a head of fives.
 

 30  R

Pure Shifted Chows   一色三步高 

16

Three Chows of same suit with one Chow one or two number higher than the last
 

  31  R

All Fives   全带五

16

A hand contains only tiles of numerical 5 in each set
 

 32  R

Triple Pungs   三同刻

16

Pungs (Kongs) of identical numerical value in three different suits
 

 33  R

Three Concealed Pungs   三暗刻

16

Three Concealed Pungs (Concealed Kongs)  in the hand
 

 34  S

Lesser Honors and Knitted Tiles   全不靠

12

A hand composed of singles from Honors and singles of suit tiles in the separate Knitted sequence. For example: 1-4-7 of Bamboos, 2-5-8 of Character, 3-6-9 of Dots. (Add Fully Concealed Hand for Self Draw). When all the honors are present, it scores as Greater Honors and Knitted Tiles
 

 35  S

Knitted Straight   组合龙

12

Nine suit tiles in three set of 1-4-7, 2-5-8 and 3-6-9 order; each set belonged to different suit (Special Chow).  It can be part of All Chows
 

  36 

Upper Four  大于五 

12

A hand with all suit tiles of numerical values of 6, 7, 8 and 9.
 

  37 

Lower Four  小于五 

12

A hand with all suit tiles of numerical values of 1, 2, 3 and 4.
 

 38  R

Big Three Winds   三风刻 

12

Three Pungs or Kongs of Winds
 

 39  R

Mixed Straight   花龙

8

Nine suit tiles in three set of 1-2-3, 4-5-6 and 7-8-9 order; each set belonged to different suit
 

 40

Reversible tiles   推不倒

8

A hand with only tiles looked identical upside down. They are White Dragon, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 of Dots and 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 of Bamboos.
 

 41  R

Mixed Triple Chows   三色三同顺 

8

Three Chows with identical numerical values of three different suits
 

 42  R

Mixed Shifted Pungs   三色三节高

8

Three Pungs (Kongs) of three different suits, one with the numerical value one higher than the other
 

 43  R

Chicken Hand   无番和

8

A hand of basic scoring structure with no scoring points
 

 44

Last Tile Draw   妙手回春 

8

Going out on the last Tile of the wall. Not counting Self Drawn
 

  45 

Last Tile Claim   海底捞月

8

Going out on the last discarded tile of the game.
 

  46 

Out with Replacement Tile   杠上开花

8

Going out on the Replacement Tile for Kong. No Self Draw. If the replacement is a flower and going out on the replacement for the flower does not qualify. However, it can score Self Draw.
 

  47 

Robbing The Kong   抢杠和

8

Going out on the tile that is to promote an exposed Pung to a Kong in the opponent's hand. No points for Last Tile
 

 48  R

Two Concealed Kongs   双暗杠

8

Two concealed Kongs
 

 49  R

All Pungs   碰碰和 

6

A hand of four Pungs (Kongs) and a Head.
 

  50 

Half Flush  混一色

6

A hand that contains honors and one of the three suits
 

  51  R

Mixed Shifted Chows   三色三步高 

6

Three Chows, one in each suit, each shifted one numerical value up from the last
 

  52 

All Types  五门齐

6

A hand that contains Winds, Dragons and each of the three suits
 

  53  R

Melded Hand   全求人

6

Going out on discarded tile with Melded Chows or Melded Kongs
 

  54  R

Two Dragons  双箭刻  

6

Two Pungs (Kongs) of Dragons
 

  55  R

Outside Hand   全带幺

4

Every set and the Head contain at least a 1, 9 of the suit tiles or honors
 

  56 

Fully Concealed Hand   不求人

4

Going out on Self Draw with no melded Chows or  Melded Kongs. Concealed Kongs allowed
 

  57  R

Two Melded Kongs  双明杠 

4

Two melded Kongs (One melded and one concealed counted as 6 points)
 

  58

Last Tile   和绝张 

4

Going out on the last tile of its kind. The first three tiles of its  kind must be visible to all.  See Robbing The Kong
 

  59

Dragon Pung  箭刻 

2

A Pung (Kong) of Dragons
 

  60

Prevalent Wind   圈风刻 

2

Pung (Kong) of the Wind of the Round
 

  61

Seat Wind  门风刻 

2

Pung (Kong) of the Wind of the Seat Position
 

  62

Concealed Hand   门前清

2

A hand waiting to go out with no melded Chows, melded Pungs or Melded Kongs. Concealed Kongs allowed
 

  63  R

All  Chows  平和 

2

Hands with four Chows and a Head
 

  64

Tile Hog   四归一 

2

Four tiles of same numerical value of the same suit in the going out hand  Excluding tiles in Kongs.
 

  65  R

Double Pung  双同刻  

2

Pungs (Kongs) of identical numerical value of different suits
 

  66  R

Two Concealed Pungs  双暗刻 

2

Two concealed Pungs (Kongs)
 

  67

Concealed Kong   暗杠 

2

one concealed Kong
 

  68

All Simples  断幺

2

Hands lack  of 1, 9, or Honors
 

  69  R

Pure Double Chow  一般高 

1

Two Chows of same numerical values of same suit.
 

  70  R

Mixed Double Chow  喜相逢

1

Two Chows of same numerical values of different suits.
 

  71  R

Short Straight   连六  

1

Six consecutive tiles of the same suit
 

  72  R

Two Terminal Chows   老少副

1

Chows of 1-2-3 and 7-8-9 of same suit
 

  73

Pung of Terminals or Honors  幺九刻 

1

Pung of 1, 9 of the suits or Honors
 

  74

Melded Kong   明杠 

1

Kong by claiming a tile from other player or promoted from a Pung
 

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