Look At This Before You Get A Asian Symbol Tattoo

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Some artists say that right now, 1 out of every 20 tattoos they do is a Kanji Symbol. What is Kanji? It is a form of Chinese lettering. I am sure that you have seen lots of them around. Everyone either wants to look like Bruce Lee or look cultured by having something in Chinese. I am here to tell you that this is probably the the tattoo to be most cautious about getting. I do not mean that it is painful or cause some kind of physical complication, but there are tons of stories about people who have ended up with unfortunate tattoos (I will let you in on some of those later).

The truth is that it is complicated to translate one language into another. Kanji has around 5,000 characters, some with thirty different strokes involved in them. Missing one stroke can totally change the meaning of a piece. Also, some things just do not translate well. For instance, one man went to get a Big Daddy tattoo, but the symbol he ended up with was Large Father. There is just no perfect way to translate Big Daddy into Chinese. And just because you symbol translates to the correct word does not mean it translates to the correct meaning. One woman went to get Free tattooed in Chinese. Later she found that the "free" she got tattooed to her meant free of charge instead of something to do with freedom.

Do not trust what you see on the web or on the walls of tattoo shops. Lots of times, tattoo artists get those from some trade show not knowing what they say. Lots of them are just plain wrong. Some of the normal ones, like peace or power you can likely get online correctly. However, something more personalized than that I would highly recommend that you use a translation service (like the one listed below) or a friend with a really good understanding of the language. It would definitely be unfortunate to hear that the tattoo you just got really meant Pork Fried Rice instead of Beautiful. Just a word to the wise


About the Author:
Dylan O'Neil is creator of UniqueFeminineTattoos.com. He designs tattoos and does personalized tattoos. If you would like to see his tattoo designs or request a personalized tattoo, go visit Unique Feminine Tattoos .com

Also, if you are trying to find a reliable translation for your Chinese Tattoo, go to CustomChineseTattoo.com



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