Definition
The year hands are the section at the top of each year's card built from the digits of that year, and they change every year when the new card is issued.
They are the most visible sign that the card is new. Because the digits change, a year hand that was easy one season may be awkward the next.
Read the full guide: How to Read the Mahjong Card: The Notation, Decoded.
See it on real tiles: the coach reads any hand and names its direction, free, at the free read. Members get the coach on call for their own games.
More terms: Pung, Kong, Quint, Pair, Charleston, Blind pass, Courtesy pass, Joker.