Hand patterns

Tanyao (All Simples)

A hand with no terminals or honors.

Riichi-ready sample

Sample tenpai shape for teaching.

Da San Yuan (Big Three Dragons)

Qing Yi Se (Pure One Suit)

Da San Yuan (Big Three Dragons)

Charleston sample hand

Year card sample

Pinfu sample

All sequences with a two-sided wait pair.

Chiitoitsu (Seven pairs)

Honitsu (Half flush)

All pungs sample

Flush sample (HK)

Dragon pung sample

False win hand A

Looks ready but is not a winning hand.

Ittsu (Straight)

Simple han hand

Teaching sample with mixed melds.

Mixed one suit

Half flush (HK)

Consecutive run

Correct wait B

Valid tenpai — compare with hand A.

Yakuhai (Value honors)

A winning hand with a pung of dragons or seat wind.

Riichi declaration sample

Closed tenpai ready for riichi declaration.

Iipeikou (One set of identical sequences)

Two identical 234 man sequences in the closed hand.

Open meld sample

Hand with an open pon — not closed for riichi.

Closed pinfu shape

All sequences closed — contrast with open meld sample.

Consecutive run (NMJL)

Three consecutive number groups for NMJL scoring.

2468 even numbers

Even-number focused hand pattern.

Furiten — cannot ron

Tenpai but in furiten after discarding the winning tile.

Not furiten — safe ron

Same wait shape without furiten restriction.

Charleston — weak pass

Passing honors too early weakens the hand.

Charleston — keep pairs

Keeping a useful pair through Charleston.