Green dragon mahjong tile

The character for prosperity on a tile face.

Also known as: Green dragon honour, Hatsu tile, Fa tile

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Meanings

The green dragon tile, drawn with a character meaning to prosper or to發, second of the three dragon honours.

Culturally establishedVerified fact
Is the green dragon, second of the three dragon honour tiles.
Contexts: History
Culturally establishedVerified fact
Bears a character meaning to prosper, so the three dragons together carry three unrelated words rather than a set of related ones.
Contexts: History

A dense glyph drawn centrally on the rectangle of the tile in a distinguishing colour, carrying more strokes than the other two dragons.

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Mahjong Competition Rules
World Mahjong Organisation · retrieved 2026-08-25
Tertiary reference for the internationally standardised mahjong rule set, used for the composition of the tile set and the names of its tiles. Regional rule sets differ in scoring and in which optional tiles are used, and records say so where it matters rather than presenting one variant as the game.

Last reviewed 2026-08-26

Meanings

The green dragon tile, drawn with a character meaning to prosper or to發, second of the three dragon honours.

Culturally establishedVerified fact

Is the green dragon, second of the three dragon honour tiles.

Contexts: History

Culturally establishedVerified fact

Bears a character meaning to prosper, so the three dragons together carry three unrelated words rather than a set of related ones.

Contexts: History

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

Mahjong Competition Rules
World Mahjong Organisation · retrieved 2026-08-25
Tertiary reference for the internationally standardised mahjong rule set, used for the composition of the tile set and the names of its tiles. Regional rule sets differ in scoring and in which optional tiles are used, and records say so where it matters rather than presenting one variant as the game.

Last reviewed 2026-08-26