Help With Chinese Symbols Needed

edytwinky · 07-03-09, 10:36 PM

I'm looking to get three Chinese Symbol tattoos, one for Faith, Family and Friends.

When I was looking up the symbols, so many multiple ones came up. When I did a search for Family, two symbols came up. Do both of them mean family or is there just one? Its confusing cause when I did a search there seems to always be two symbols for each one.

Mole177 · 07-03-09, 10:52 PM

you mean character...

imho, i would not get something i do not understand tattoo'd on my body.

my assumption is traditional and simplified versions of the character.

MLBFan24 · 07-03-09, 10:55 PM

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Panettiere laughs off tattoo mistake

mmconhea · 07-03-09, 11:06 PM

If you are using online translation, prepare to look like a fool with a shitty tattoo. Pay a professional translation company to do it. give them the context so they can pick the appropriate set of characters.
ask for a PDF with it written in three or four font styles.
This is a service my company does occasionally, but it is pricey.

Decadance · 07-03-09, 11:16 PM

Or, find a good artist, who can take your theme, and make it into something original so your tattoo does not make you look like annoying_fratboy_004

Mrs. Danger · 07-03-09, 11:39 PM

Here ya go.

tasha99 · 07-04-09, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Danger

Here ya go.

. I looked that up and it's "white fool" (or something like that). You'd better trust who you get your characters from, because I have to admit it would be tempting . . .

TomOpus · 07-04-09, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by edytwinky

I'm looking to get three Chinese Symbol tattoos, one for Faith, Family and Friends.

When I was looking up the symbols, so many multiple ones came up. When I did a search for Family, two symbols came up. Do both of them mean family or is there just one? Its confusing cause when I did a search there seems to always be two symbols for each one.

Why not just get the words "Faith, Family and Friends" tattooed on your skin? That way everyone will know what's important to you without having to ask.

Giantrobo · 07-04-09, 04:07 PM

Yeah get it in English. Unless you're moving to China.

Rockmjd23 · 07-04-09, 04:11 PM

Vibiana might know...

whotony · 07-04-09, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TomOpus

Why not just get the words "Faith, Family and Friends" tattooed on your skin? That way everyone will know what's important to you without having to ask.

That was the first thought that came to me.
Why the Chinese characters anyway.

Heat · 07-04-09, 05:51 PM

Just my opinion but... Chinese symbols are soooo '90s. Stars and/or writing on the sides (running down the side) are the current fad.

That being said, here are the Chinese symbols for Faith, Family, and Friends. Ignore the English below it.

TheMadMonk · 07-04-09, 06:26 PM

So, three words that all start with "F".
F is the 6th letter of the alphabet.
Why not just get "666"?

Nifty03 · 07-04-09, 08:01 PM

SuperJim88 · 07-05-09, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Danger

This just means idiot. First character means white and second mean obsessed. Together, they mean a stupid person.

Here is something you need to understand about Chinese language. Yes, each character do represent something, but it can be interpreted in many different ways. When that character is written along with one character, it can mean one thing. When that same character is written along with another, the meaning changes into something else. That's why it's often written along with another character to actually mean something specific. It's also why when you use the translator for one word in English, it almost always return with two characters. See the example above? the word idiot is represented by two characters that have little to do with stupid. Now if you're still head strong of getting Chinese tattoo, they are as followed:

Faith - 信義
Family - 家庭
Friend - 朋友

Good luck, although for once I agreed with the otters, DON'T DO IT.

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Originally Posted by Nifty03

It's true, we Chinese honor 69 so much that we use it in every sentence.

Rockmjd23 · 07-05-09, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Heat

Stars and/or writing on the sides (running down the side) are the current fad.

I can't wait until those go out of style and look even dumber than they do now.

E. Honda · 07-06-09, 01:04 PM

Has anyone gotten a tattoo of this?

Dr Mabuse · 07-06-09, 01:54 PM

I know whenever I see someone with Chinese calligraphy tattoos I think: "WOW they are SO deep. What a complicated person that must be, I just HAVE to ask them what their Chinese tattoos MEAN!"

Abelkems · 07-06-09, 04:12 PM

A friend of mine had his name tattooed on his arm in Chinese characters. He loved it until a Chinese girl who was our server at a restaurant one day started laughing and told him it said Made in America. He was mad about it for a while, but realized it could have been much worse.

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Mole177 DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Glendale, Ca Posts: 3,802	Re: Help With Chinese Symbols Needed you mean character... imho, i would not get something i do not understand tattoo'd on my body. my assumption is traditional and simplified versions of the character. __________________ When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. My Countdown Counting down to: huh? yay!

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mmconhea DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Rochester, NY USA Posts: 4,176	Re: Help With Chinese Symbols Needed If you are using online translation, prepare to look like a fool with a shitty tattoo. Pay a professional translation company to do it. give them the context so they can pick the appropriate set of characters. ask for a PDF with it written in three or four font styles. This is a service my company does occasionally, but it is pricey. __________________ Waterfalls & Photography Niagara Falls

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Giantrobo DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: TORRANCE, CA Posts: 41,259	Re: Help With Chinese Symbols Needed Yeah get it in English. Unless you're moving to China. __________________ XBOX Gamertag: Giantrobo On my 3rd 360 as of 9/27/2007 Wii: 3016 5988 WHO CARES Last edited by Giantrobo; 07-04-09 at 04:09 PM.

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Heat DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 13,525	Re: Help With Chinese Symbols Needed Just my opinion but... Chinese symbols are soooo '90s. Stars and/or writing on the sides (running down the side) are the current fad. That being said, here are the Chinese symbols for Faith, Family, and Friends. Ignore the English below it.

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TheMadMonk DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,979	Re: Help With Chinese Symbols Needed So, three words that all start with "F". F is the 6th letter of the alphabet. Why not just get "666"?

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E. Honda Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 729	Re: Help With Chinese Symbols Needed Has anyone gotten a tattoo of this? __________________ Serves her right for cockteasing me and setting me up with a drunken Oompa-Loompa - Turd Ferguson I twikoff to kitty porn - from a poll by D.Pham00

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Dr Mabuse DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 75 clicks above the Do Lung bridge... Posts: 8,583	Re: Help With Chinese Symbols Needed I know whenever I see someone with Chinese calligraphy tattoos I think: "WOW they are SO deep. What a complicated person that must be, I just HAVE to ask them what their Chinese tattoos MEAN!" __________________ "Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant than would take even a little trouble to acquire it." - Samuel Johnson

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Abelkems DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NW GA Posts: 2,271	Re: Help With Chinese Symbols Needed A friend of mine had his name tattooed on his arm in Chinese characters. He loved it until a Chinese girl who was our server at a restaurant one day started laughing and told him it said Made in America. He was mad about it for a while, but realized it could have been much worse.