Three and more han

Question 1

This is a single suit hand mixed with some honor tiles.

Answer 1

Honitsu

「混一色」

    Half flush

May be open (Loses 1 han)

Question 2

All sets contain at least one terminal.

Answer 2

Junchan taiyao

「純全帯么」

    Terminal in each meld

May be open (Loses 1 han)

Question 3

This hand has two sets of “iipeikou”. This hand does not combine with chii toitsu, even though the hand can be interpreted as one.

Answer 3

Ryanpeikou

「二盃口」

    Two sets of identical sequences

Closed only

Question 4

This hand is composed entirely of tiles from only one of the three suits. It is the only yaku set at 6 han, where the number drops to 5 han when opened.

Answer 4

Chinitsu

「清一色」

    Flush

May be open (Loses 1 han)