Four Pure Shifted Pungs (一色四節高)
48 fan
Four consecutive pungs in the same suit (e.g., 1-1-1, 2-2-2, 3-3-3, 4-4-4 of manzu).
Example winning hand
Winning tile: 5s
How Four Pure Shifted Pungs (一色四節高) works
Four pungs in a single suit on consecutive numbers, each stepping up by one (for example 2-2-2, 3-3-3, 4-4-4, 5-5-5).
All four triplets share one suit and their numbers form an unbroken ascending sequence with a step of one. This consumes all four sets of the hand, leaving only the pair, and locks the entire hand into one suit. It is a strong structural pattern whose component pung and same-suit relationships are folded into this single fan.
Good to know
- •All four pungs are the same suit; their numbers rise by exactly one each.
- •The shift is by single steps, distinguishing it from a shift-by-two arrangement.
- •Being one-suit and built of stepped pungs, it cannot coexist with weaker overlapping pung patterns.
Four Pure Shifted Pungs (一色四節高) — FAQ
How is this different from four shifted chows?
This pattern uses four triplets stepping up by one; the chow version uses four runs instead of triplets.
Can the step between pungs be two?
No. This specific pattern requires consecutive numbers with a step of one across all four pungs.
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