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Chinese symbol for “mahjong”

麻将
má jiàng
Traditional: 麻將
mahjong; measure word: 局 (jú), 副 (fù)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mahjong is 麻将 (má jiàng), defined as: mahjong; measure word: 局 (jú), 副 (fù).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

麻 má
hemp, flax, sesame; numb
radical 200 ⿇ · 11 strokes
将 jiàng
the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general
radical 41 ⼨ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mahjong”

WordPinyinMeaning
麻雀má quèsparrow; (dialect) mahjong

Related words

Other words that share a character with 麻将.

WordPinyinMeaning
麻烦 (麻煩)má fantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying
大麻dà máhemp (Cannabis sativa); cannabis
麻醉má zuìanesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)
麻木má mùnumb; insensitive
麻雀má quèsparrow; (dialect) mahjong
即将 (即將)jí jiāngabout to; on the point of; soon
将军 (將軍)jiāng jūngeneral; high-ranking military officer
将会 (將會)jiāng huìauxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause)

See also: Japanese symbol for “mahjong”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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