Half Flush (混一色) — 3 Faan
Half Flush is worth 3 faan — every tile in your hand comes from a single suit plus honour tiles (winds and dragons).
What it is
Half Flush (Mixed One Suit) is the workhorse mid-value hand of Hong Kong Mahjong: your entire hand uses just one suit — dots, bamboo or characters — with the rest made up of honour tiles (winds and dragons). No second suit allowed.
How to form it
When your starting hand is heavy in one suit with a few honours, Half Flush is the natural direction. Gradually discard the other two suits and narrow your hand down to that one suit plus honours. Because honours can serve as both pungs and eyes, a Half Flush is far easier to complete than a Full Flush — it’s one of the most common ways to clear a 3-faan minimum.
Example hand — 3 Faan
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Common scoring mistake
If your hand has one suit and no honour tiles at all, that’s a Full Flush (7 faan), not a Half Flush. And it doesn’t have to be dots — any single suit qualifies; the only rule is no second suit.
Combines with
The famous combination is 混對 — Half Flush (3 faan) plus All Pungs (3 faan) = 6 faan. With Small Three Dragons it’s 3 + 5 = 8 faan. This stacking potential is exactly why Half Flush is so popular: the base is achievable and the upside is real.
Frequently asked questions
How many faan is Half Flush?
Half Flush is worth 3 faan in Hong Kong Mahjong: one suit (dots, bamboo or characters) plus honour tiles, with no second suit.
How many faan is Half Flush plus All Pungs (混對)?
Half Flush (3 faan) combined with All Pungs (3 faan) totals 6 faan — one suit plus honours, with all four melds as pungs or kongs.
What is the difference between Half Flush and Full Flush?
Half Flush (3 faan) uses one suit plus honours. Full Flush (7 faan) uses one suit only, with no honours at all — much harder, so worth more than double.
Related hands
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