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* '''Characters''' (萬子/万子), sometimes called "cracks" or "craks", are classical Chinese numerals. Each tile has the specific value written on top (usually in blue), and the ''wán'' character for "ten thousand" or "countless" (signifying prosperity) on the bottom in red. Modern sets are commonly marked with Arabic numerals in addition to the Chinese ones. There are in fact threefour possible ''wán'' characters; the first two (the most common ones) are 萬 and 万, and the thirdthe isother are 卍, (no longer seen on Western sets [[No Swastikas|for reasons which should be obvious]]) and 品 (both of which are rare).