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A faan (番) is the scoring unit in Hong Kong and Cantonese mahjong — each named pattern in a winning hand is worth a number of faan, and the total is what converts into the points the losers pay.
In Hong Kong mahjong, you do not score a hand in raw points — you score it in faan (番, "faan" in Cantonese). Every win starts with a base, and each named pattern the hand contains — a flush, all triplets, a dragon set, and so on — adds more faan on top.
The faan total is then turned into points two common ways: the additive model, where the faan count simply is the payout, and the doubling model (半辣上 / 辣辣上), where the faan is looked up in a table that doubles as it climbs. Most tables also set a minimum faan a hand must reach before it can win at all.
Every table's faan values differ. That is why Mahjiku lets you set each pattern's faan yourself, then tallies and settles the table automatically — points only.
Last reviewed 2026-08-23.
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