Chinese Mahjong Fan List (Complete Scoring Guide)

Overview

Chinese Mahjong Fan List is the foundation of scoring in Chinese Mahjong. Chinese Mahjong scoring is based on a system called Fan. Each winning hand must reach at least 8 Fan.

This guide explains the complete fan system, from basic hands to advanced combinations, so you can understand scoring and win more consistently.

Use this page as a reference guide during play and training. Learn the Mahjong foundations first in our beginner guide before using this Chinese Mahjong Fan List.

Chinese Mahjong Fan List Explained

🟢 1 Fan (Beginner Level)

Fan Name	Description	Example
All Chows (Ping Hu)	Only sequences, no triplets
No Terminals (Duan Yao Jiu)	No 1, 9, or honors
Pure Double Chow	Same sequence twice (same suit)
Mixed Double Chow	Same sequence, different suits
Self Draw	Win by drawing yourself	Any valid hand

🔵 2 Fan (Core Building Layer)

Fan Name	Description	Example
Concealed Hand	No calls (no chi/peng)	Any closed hand
Seat Wind Pung	Triplet of your seat wind
Round Wind Pung	Triplet of round wind
Dragon Pung	Triplet of dragons
Two Concealed Pungs	Two hidden triplets
Concealed Kong	4 identical tiles, hidden

🟡 4 Fan (Intermediate Strategy)

Fan Name	Description	Example
Half Flush	One suit + honors
All Sets with Terminals	Every set contains 1/9/honor
Three Concealed Pungs	3 hidden triplets	—
Three Kongs	3 kongs in one hand	—

🟠 6 Fan (High-Value Core Hands)

Fan Name	Description	Example
Full Flush (Qing Yi Se)	One suit only
All Pungs	All triplets (no sequences)
Mixed Terminals	Only 1/9 + honors
Double Dragon Pung	Two dragon triplets

Continue Learning

You are viewing the free version of the Chinese Mahjong Fan List in the above. Most players get stuck at 4 Fan.

Learn how to reach 8 Fan consistently. Most winning hands rely on 6–8 Fan combinations and higher-level patterns.