Case : 001, 002, 003.
Character-suited cards, printed with Chinese characters, first appeared during the middle of the Qing dynasty (17th century). Zi Pai (εη, letter cards) are quite similar to Six Tigers packs but each deck contains only two suits and includes rank 10. Both suits are labeled in Chinese numerals but one is in ordinary script while the other is in the financial or formal script. Shang Tai Ren (δΈε€§δΊΊη, Great Man cards or Thượng ΔαΊ‘i NhΓ’n BΓ i in Vietnamese) are based on a copybook called "On the Great Man (Confucius)" used by students from the Tang to the Qing dynasty. There are 24 or 25 series of cards with each series based on a character from that book, each series contains four or five identical cards. Tien Nu (ε¨ε η, Doll cards or Oa Nhi BΓ i in Vietnamese) contain eight series of cards repeated eight times. One card from each series is a special version of the card differentiated from the rest by depicting a human or doll. A complex form of character-suited, BΓ i TrαΊ‘ng or XαΊ©m HΖ°α»ng, made by ivoiry and bones, is still used in Vietnam. Each one is associated with an academic title of mandarin.
Character-suited cards, printed with Chinese characters, first appeared during the middle of the Qing dynasty (17th century). Zi Pai (εη, letter cards) are quite similar to Six Tigers packs but each deck contains only two suits and includes rank 10. Both suits are labeled in Chinese numerals but one is in ordinary script while the other is in the financial or formal script. Shang Tai Ren (δΈε€§δΊΊη, Great Man cards or Thượng ΔαΊ‘i NhΓ’n BΓ i in Vietnamese) are based on a copybook called "On the Great Man (Confucius)" used by students from the Tang to the Qing dynasty. There are 24 or 25 series of cards with each series based on a character from that book, each series contains four or five identical cards. Tien Nu (ε¨ε η, Doll cards or Oa Nhi BΓ i in Vietnamese) contain eight series of cards repeated eight times. One card from each series is a special version of the card differentiated from the rest by depicting a human or doll. A complex form of character-suited, BΓ i TrαΊ‘ng or XαΊ©m HΖ°α»ng, made by ivoiry and bones, is still used in Vietnam. Each one is associated with an academic title of mandarin.