2006-12-13 11:17:53 · 19 answers · asked by Amanda 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
If you want to get a chinese symbol then by all means, it is your skin, get it. If you want something that stands out as being more unique, (not in my opinion, but you must see many to ask), then find something else. I have chinese writing on my back and i am perfectly content with it. I do recommend that you take a dictionary or a friend who can read and write chinese with you to prevent you from having a tattoo that says something different than what you wanted. All in all get something that you will be happy with, and make sure you do research of the parlor before you sit down to have work done.
2006-12-14 02:32:21 · answer #1 · answered by Pat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a Chinese Symbol is something that you really want, then I say go for it. You must remember that this is something that is going to be on your body for the rest of your life unless you pay some major cash to get it removed. I only have one tattoo currently and it's a tribal dragon I designed myself. At first I was a little afraid cause it seems everyone has a tribal tattoo so instead I decided that the placement of it would be unique. I had it done inbetween my shoulder and my collarbone and it is very elegant looking. I would recommend if you want to stand out of the major line of the chinese symbol trend then try getting the tattoo somewhere unique.
(A girl at my work has a chinese symbol on the top of her foot. It looks really neat and can also be hidden if the occasion calls for it. Just make sure that if you work somewhere that is strict about tattoos, such as an office, then placement is very important.)
2006-12-13 12:20:38 · answer #2 · answered by Lhynne 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do what you want, just double check you know what you're doing. I had a friend get a Kanji symbol and it didn't mean what they thought (it ended up meaning dolphin or something). Double, triple check with any of your Japanese or Chinese friends what the symbol means before you tat it on. And be prepared to explain for the rest of your life why you have an Asian symbol on your body (unless you have direct ties to Asia). You'll get tired of those pretty quick.
2006-12-14 02:12:52 · answer #3 · answered by hotdoggiegirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd never get a tattoo in a language I don't know -- unless you know Chinese very very well. Symbols/words like that don't translate well. I imagine many Chinese are laughing their butts off at many uses of Chinese in the US, like tattoos when people who get them have no real clue what they are tattooing on themselves. I know I laughed my butt off at the garbled English I saw all over Asia. Did you know some tattoo artists have tattooed those symbols backwards because they didn't know Chinese either???
I prefer black cat tattoos, but that's just me.
2006-12-13 16:31:38 · answer #4 · answered by buffy s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't get chinese symbols unless you know what they really mean. Make sure a chinese person tells you it means what it means, because they have characters that mean more than one thing. I got my last name in chinese characters and I had my boss (he's chinese) make sure it meant what i wanted it to say. They are popular, but make it unique somehow. Mine looks like its written on an old chinese scripture roll.
2006-12-15 03:51:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have one, but it's Japanese. Make sure you look up the meaning and way it's drawn, it'd even be better if you could get someone to draw it for you. A former exchange student at my high school drew mine and my cousin's Japanese wife confirmed it. I've seen some recently in Arabic that were interesting. Do some research before you make your final decision, you could find something you really like by putting a little time in.
2006-12-13 15:23:49 · answer #6 · answered by babygirlnc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really want it go for it, its your body and your tattoos are for YOU. Good luck whatever you chose to do.
(Personally I don't like getting cultural tattoos if its not part of my life/passions or heritage. I study Egyptian culture/history and have visited Egypt, so I'm working on a tattoo for that. And I figure, I can't speak or read the language, I should be writing it onto my body.)
2006-12-14 03:35:00 · answer #7 · answered by 4eyed zombie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just depends on who you are. If you want a Chinese symbol then get it, but if you want to be your own person and get something original then I would go for something out of the usual. Get what you want, its your body, and you have to live with what you get for the rest of your life. It's all on you, get what you want, do what make you happy!
2006-12-13 11:22:04 · answer #8 · answered by angel122202 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
get a tattoo in a language you are fluent in!! If you are not Chinese, I don't understand! Get a tat that is relevant to you! Its going on your body and is gonna be there forever!!!!
2006-12-14 08:01:37 · answer #9 · answered by Mel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are way too popular and not only that the meanings of them change all the time and with every place that you go to!! Good luck!!
2006-12-15 04:57:20 · answer #10 · answered by MLP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋