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Chow, pung and kong

The three kinds of set, how to spot one in a jumble, and what is not one.

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In this lesson: How to name the three kinds of set — chow, pung and kong — and find one in a jumble of tiles.

You know a set is three tiles: three in a row, or three copies of one tile. Each shape has a name at the table. A run is called a chow. There is one among the bamboo here. Tap its lowest tile.