chow missing one tile
In mahjong, a pair of tiles that can form a chow (sequence) with one more tile. Compare 順子 (シュンツ), a complete chow.
from Chinese tǎ zi
See also: 順子 (シュンツ)
If you have a 塔子, you only need one more tile to make a chow.
Standard kanji spelling for this mahjong term.
Katakana spelling, reflecting the Chinese loanword origin.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 塔子.
From Chinese 搭子 (tǎ zi), a mahjong term for an incomplete sequence.