Meaning
The mahjong red dragon tile displays a bold red dragon character or symbol, instantly recognizable to anyone familiar with the ancient Chinese game. The design captures the intricate aesthetic of traditional mahjong tiles, with clear, stylized imagery that conveys power and prestige.
Mahjong is a tile-based game played for centuries across East Asia, and the red dragon is one of three honor tiles (alongside white and green dragons). In the game, collecting dragons scores points and builds winning combinations. The red dragon specifically symbolizes good fortune, prosperity, and auspicious outcomes.
Outside the game itself, people use this emoji to reference mahjong nights, celebrate East Asian cultural traditions, or signal luck and fortune. It's particularly popular in communities with strong Chinese or Japanese heritage, appearing in messages about game nights or as a lucky charm.
The red dragon tile holds cultural significance as a symbol of strength and yang energy in traditional Chinese philosophy. Approved as part of Unicode 0.6 in 2010, this emoji preserves an important element of gaming history and cultural identity, appearing alongside other mahjong tiles in digital communication.
Common Uses
- • Inviting friends to mahjong game night
- • Celebrating good luck or fortune
- • Referencing East Asian culture and traditions
- • Adding an auspicious symbol to messages
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Mahjong was introduced to the West in the 1920s as an exotic novelty, becoming a craze among American high society before fading and then resurging in modern times as both a casual game and competitive sport.
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Platform Shortcodes
:mahjong: :mahjong: :mahjong: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🀄 |
| HTML (hex) | 🀄 |
| CSS | \1F004 |
| JavaScript | \uD83C\uDC04 |
| Python | \U0001F004 |
| Java | \uD83C\uDC04 |
| Perl | \x{1F004} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F004} |
| Punycode | xn--2pz8 |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%80%84 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x80 0x84 |
🀄️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | মাহজঙ্গ লাল ড্রাগন |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 红中 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紅中 |
| Danish | mahjong-brik |
| Dutch | mahjong rode draak |
| English | mahjong red dragon |
| English (UK) | mahjong red dragon |
| Estonian | mahjongi punane draakon |
| Finnish | mahjong |
| French | dragon rouge mahjong |
| German | Mahjong-Stein |
| Hindi | माहजोंग लाल दैत्य |
| Hungarian | madzsong vörös sárkány |
| Italian | tessera Mahjong |
| Japanese | 麻雀 |
| Korean | 마작 |
| Lithuanian | madžongo raudonas drakonas |
| Malay | naga merah mahjung |
| Norwegian | mahjongbrikke med rød drage |
| Polish | madżong: czerwony smok |
| Portuguese | dragão vermelho de mahjong |
| Russian | маджонг |
| Spanish | dragón rojo de mahjong |
| Spanish (Mexico) | dragón rojo de mahjong |
| Swedish | mahjong-bricka |
| Thai | ไพ่นกกระจอกมังกรแดง |
| Ukrainian | фішка маджонгу «червоний дракон» |
| Vietnamese | mạt chược rồng đỏ |