Hong Kong Mahjong Faan Wiki
53 winning hand patterns across the Hong Kong Mahjong rule set, scored from 0 (Chicken Hand) up to limit hands like Thirteen Orphans. Each lists its faan value and how to score it — filter by category or HK rule style, and tap any hand to see an example.
Faan values here follow the Let's Mahjong rule set — TileBuddy's default. Hong Kong Mahjong has many house variants, and some score these hands differently.
Set Types
16 handsPatterns based on the structure of your melds — pungs, chows, kongs, and how they combine.
| Hand | Faan |
|---|---|
| ▸ Chicken Hand 雞胡 | 0faan |
| A hand with no specific scoring patterns. Full guide for Chicken Hand → Example hand | |
| ▸ All Sequences 平胡 | 1faan |
| All melds (sets) are sequences (Chows) plus two eyes (pairs). Example hand | |
| ▸ 258 Pair 二五八將 New 6New 18 | 1faan |
| The pair (eyes) in your winning hand is a 2, 5, or 8. Example hand | |
| ▸ Double Chow 一般高 New 18 | 1faan |
| Two identical sequences (Chows) of the same suit. Example hand | |
| ▸ Four into One 四歸一 New 18 | 1faan |
| Four identical tiles are split between one Pung and one Chow. Example hand | |
| ▸ Min-Max Chow 么九順 New 18 | 1faan |
| Your hand contains a 1-2-3 Chow and a 7-8-9 Chow of the same suit. Example hand | |
| ▸ Min-Max Pung 么九刻 New 18 | 1faan |
| Your hand contains a Pung/Kong of 1 and a Pung/Kong of 9 in the same suit. Example hand | |
| ▸ Three Sequence Pung 三連刻 New 18 | 2faan |
| Three consecutive Pungs/Kongs of the same suit (e.g., 3-3-3, 4-4-4, 5-5-5). Example hand | |
| ▸ Three Concealed Pungs 三暗刻 New 18 | 2faan |
| Three of your four sets are self-drawn Pungs/Kongs (concealed). Example hand | |
| ▸ All Triplets 對對胡 | 3faan |
| All melds (sets) are triplets (Pungs) or quads (Kongs) plus two eyes (pairs). Full guide for All Triplets → Example hand | |
| ▸ Three Suits Pung 三同刻 New 18 | 3faan |
| Three Pungs/Kongs of the same number across all three suits. Example hand | |
| ▸ Three Suits Chow 三同順 New 18 | 3faan |
| Three Chows of the same sequence across all three suits. Example hand | |
| ▸ Four Sequence Pung 四連刻 New 18 | 8faan |
| Four consecutive Pungs/Kongs of the same suit (e.g., 2-2-2, 3-3-3, 4-4-4, 5-5-5). Example hand | |
| ▸ All Concealed Triplets 坎坎胡 New 18 | 10faan or limit |
| All sets are concealed triplets (Pongs) with no tiles taken from other players. Must self-pick or win on the pair only. Example hand | |
| ▸ Double Double Chows 雙龍抱 New 18 | 10faan |
| Two pairs of identical Chows (e.g., two 1-2-3 and two 4-5-6 of the same suit). Example hand | |
| ▸ All Quadruplets 十八羅漢 | 12faan or limit |
| All four sets are quadruplets (Kongs). Example hand | |
Win Actions
9 handsBonus faan earned through how you win the round, not what you hold.
| Hand | Faan |
|---|---|
| ▸ Self-Pick 自摸 | 1faan |
| You self-draw your winning tile from the wall. Full guide for Self-Pick → | |
| ▸ Concealed Hand 門前清 New 6New 18 | 1faan |
| You did not take any tiles from other players (no pongs, kongs, or chows) in order to win. Full guide for Concealed Hand → | |
| ▸ Single Wait 單釣 New 6New 18 | 1faan |
| Winning with only a single possible tile to complete the hand. | |
| ▸ Robbing the Kong 搶槓 | 1faan |
| You win by taking a tile from another player that is upgrading a pong to a kong ("Added Kong") using your winning tile. Full guide for Robbing the Kong → | |
| ▸ Moon Under The Sea 海底撈月 | 1faan |
| Your winning tile was the last tile in the wall or the last discard. | |
| ▸ Fully Exposed 全求人 New 18 | 2faan |
| All 4 melds are exposed (claimed from other players) and the pair was completed by a discard. | |
| ▸ Win by Kong Replacement 槓上開花 | 2faan |
| Occurs when the winning tile is drawn as a replacement tile specifically after calling a Kong | |
| ▸ Fully Concealed 門前清自摸 New 6New 18 | 3faan |
| All 14 tiles in your hand were self-drawn. No tiles were taken from other players. | |
| ▸ Double Kong Replacement 槓上槓 | 5faan |
| Occurs by calling a Kong, drawing a replacement tile that allows for a second Kong, and then drawing the winning tile on that second replacement. | |
Special Tiles
18 handsPatterns that depend on specific tiles — dragons, winds, terminals, and honors.
| Hand | Faan |
|---|---|
| ▸ Green Dragon 發 | 1faan |
| A triplet (Pong) of Green Dragon tiles. Example hand | |
| ▸ Red Dragon 中 | 1faan |
| A triplet (Pong) of Red Dragon tiles. Example hand | |
| ▸ White Dragon 白 | 1faan |
| A triplet (Pong) of White Dragon tiles. Example hand | |
| ▸ Round Wind / Seat Wind 圈風 / 門風 | 1faan |
| A triplet (Pong) of either the round wind or your seat wind. If both, count for 2 Faan. Full guide for Round Wind / Seat Wind → Example hand | |
| ▸ All Simples 斷幺九 New 6New 18 | 1faan |
| Your hand contains no terminal tiles (1 or 9) and no honour tiles (winds or dragons). Example hand | |
| ▸ Lacking a Suit 缺一門 New 6New 18 | 1faan |
| Your hand uses only two of the three numbered suits, with no honour tiles. Example hand | |
| ▸ All Types 五門齊 New 18 | 1faan |
| Your hand contains all three numbered suits plus winds and dragons. Example hand | |
| ▸ Mixed Flush 混一色 | 3faan |
| Your hand contains only one suit plus honors. Full guide for Mixed Flush → Example hand | |
| ▸ Mixed Orphans 混老頭 New 18 | 3faan |
| Every meld in your hand contains at least one terminal tile (1 or 9) or honour tile. Example hand | |
| ▸ Mixed Terminals 混么九 | 4faan |
| Your hand contains only ones, nines and honors. 3 Faan from All Triplets is included. Full guide for Mixed Terminals → Example hand | |
| ▸ Small Three Dragons 小三元 | 5faan |
| Two dragon triplets (Pongs) and a pair of the third dragon. Full guide for Small Three Dragons → Example hand | |
| ▸ Pure Orphans 純老頭 New 18 | 5faan |
| Every meld in your hand contains at least one terminal tile (1 or 9), with no honour tiles. Example hand | |
| ▸ Small Four Winds 小四喜 | 6faan |
| Three wind triplets (Pongs) and a pair of the fourth wind. Full guide for Small Four Winds → Example hand | |
| ▸ Full Flush 清一色 | 7faan |
| Your hand contains only one suit. (Replaces Mixed Flush) Full guide for Full Flush → Example hand | |
| ▸ Big Three Dragons 大三元 | 8faan or limit |
| Three dragon triplets (Pongs). Full guide for Big Three Dragons → Example hand | |
| ▸ All Honours 字一色 | 10faan or limit |
| Your hand contains only honour tiles. 3 Faan from All Triplets is already included. Example hand | |
| ▸ Big Four Winds 大四喜 | 15faan or limit |
| Four wind triplets (Pongs). Full guide for Big Four Winds → Example hand | |
| ▸ All Terminals 清么九 New 18 | 18faan or limit |
| Your hand contains only ones and nines. 3 Faan from All Triplets is included. Example hand | |
Flowers & Seasons
5 handsBonus faan from flower and season tiles drawn during play.
| Hand | Faan |
|---|---|
| ▸ No Flowers or Seasons 無花 | 1faan |
| You have no flowers or seasons. Example hand | |
| ▸ Seat Flower or Season 正花 | 1faan |
| 1 Faan for each flower or season of your seat number. Example hand | |
| ▸ All Flowers or All Seasons 一檯花 | 2faan |
| You have either all four flowers or all four seasons. Example hand | |
| ▸ Seven Flowers 花糊 | 3faan |
| You can choose to win immediately upon declaring the 7th flower tile. Example hand | |
| ▸ All 8 Flowers & Seasons 八仙過海 | 8faan |
| You hold all eight bonus tiles: all four flowers and all four seasons. A special hand worth 8 faan that replaces the Full Flowers / Full Seasons bonus rather than stacking with it. Example hand | |
Special Hands
5 handsRare combinations and limit hands worth the maximum payout.
| Hand | Faan |
|---|---|
| ▸ Snake Hand 一條龍 New 18 | 3faan |
| Your hand contains a complete 1-9 straight of a single suit, plus one additional meld (set) and a pair. Example hand | |
| ▸ Blessing of Heaven 天糊 | 10faan or limit |
| As dealer, your beginning hand wins. Example hand | |
| ▸ Blessing of Earth 地糊 | 10faan or limit |
| As non-dealer, you win using the dealer's first discard. Example hand | |
| ▸ Thirteen Orphans 十三幺 | 13faan or limit |
| One of each terminal (1 and 9) of all three suits, one of each wind, one of each dragon, and a pair of any of these. Full guide for Thirteen Orphans → Example hand | |
| ▸ Nine Gates 九蓮寶燈 | 15faan or limit |
| 111 2345678 999 of a single suit, plus a 14th tile of the same suit. Full guide for Nine Gates → Example hand | |
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