Chinese character tattoos
- Chinese character tattoos
of the name Andy) showing the Chinese characters 安 "ān", "peace" and 迪 "dí", "advance"] Chinese character tattoos or kanji tattoos are tattoos consisting of Chinese characters (hanzi or kanji).
Chinese character (in addition to Japanese kana) tattoos are commonly found on mixed martial artists who are familiar with Asian martial arts. Chuck Liddell, a former UFC champion, tattooed his scalp to read Koei-Kan or "house of happiness and prosperity" [cite web
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To people who are attracted to Chinese characters and are thinking of getting one, some careful steps must be taken. There have been cases where tattoo artists have been caught writing foul or silly slogans on their clients, who are unaware of the actual meaning of the Chinese characters. ["Metro" (Georgina Littlejohn) [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/essays/tattoos.htm The ugly truth about this badly drawn boy] 6 June 2002]
References
External links
[http://www.asianbrushart.com Chinese Hand brushed Calligraphy for tattoo translation]
[http://www.transname.com Chinese tattoo translation]
[http://reddo-translation.com/chinese-tattoo-translation.html English to Chinese translation for tattoos, free online Chinese name translator]
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