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Chinese character tattoos From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Tattoo showing the character "平" which is one of the two character in words such as "peace" but which by itself can mean "flat" , "level", "calm", "equal" or "average"; in the Cantonese dialect, it can also mean "cheap". Tattoo showing the characters for "Andy"Chinese character tattoos or kanji tattoos are tattoos consisting of Chinese characters (hanzi or kanji). dövme tattoo Even though they are based on the Chinese or Japanese writing systems, these tattoos are almost unheard of in China and Japan, and are instead a relatively recent phenomenon originating in Western countries which do not use these writing systems. Many such tattoos are unreadable or nonsense in the original language, dövme tattoo and the forms of the Chinese characters are also often mistaken. Furthermore, as most tattoo artists are unfamiliar with Asian writing systems, the characters are often copied directly from a printed source (as if someone had a tattoo in the Times New Roman font), dövme tattoo or else are improvised by the artists and often result in illegible or childlike penmanship. dövme tattoo The blog Hanzi Smatter gives many examples of the mistaken use of Chinese characters in tattoos. It is for this very reason that any individual wishing to get a tattoo featuring Chinese characters should carefully research their intended design. Some tattoo artists have been caught writing foul or silly slogans on their clients, dövme tattoo who are unaware of the actual meaning of the Chinese characters.[2] In the third episode of the erstwhile NBC sitcom Committed, the character Bowie is on the receiving end of one. Also, in the ninth episode of the third season of the TV drama Lost, dövme tattoo it is revealed that Jack Shepard's tattoo actually means "outsider". 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 trained in karate, dövme tattoo tattooed his scalp to read "house of peace and prosperity". Georges St. Pierre, another former UFC champion as well as a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and karate, has the kanji word for "jujutsu" on his chest. Jeff Monson has the characters for "Hero" on his upper back. [edit] References ^ Cantonese.ca. Cantonese adjectives. Accessed 2007-06-15. ^ Metro (Georgina Littlejohn) The ugly truth about this badly drawn boy 6 June 2002 This art-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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