Chinese Symbol Tattoos

Chinese symbol tattoos have been very popular in the Western countries throughout the past ten years.They’re still pretty popular today so if you are thinking of getting a Chinese tattoo, this might be the choice for you. Before you get a Chinese tattoo, you need to learn a little bit about them.

Chinese characters have long been considered beautiful works of art both by people in the Chinese culture and those from other parts of the world. These characters are considered both mysterious and exotic, which makes them popular even with people who can’t read or speak the Chinese language. It’s also interesting to know that tattoos have a negative connotation in most traditional Chinese cultures. It was believed that the body was a sacred gift that should not be altered in any permanent way. However, there has still been tattooing in China as far back as records can trace.  Early Chinese tattoos were considered a punishment or a type of mark of disgrace.

The early Chinese tattoos were actually considered a mark of disgrace and was used as a type of punishment. The work Chi shen is the word used for tattoo in Chinese.

Here are some of the types of Chinese symbol tattoos that exist today:

•    Chinese tribal tattoos
•    Chinese character tattoos
•    Hanzi and Kanji
•    Chinese dragon tattoos
•    Chinese phoenix
•    Ying Yang tattoos

A Chinese tattoo is a great option for both men and womenThere are even many celebrities with Chinese symbol tattoos. Britney Spears has the Chinese symbol that stands for mystery inside a flower tattooed on her abdomen. Mary J. Blige has strength on her right hand and Melanie Brown, one of the Spice Girls has a Chinese character on her belly and a dragon tattoo on her back. Kiefer Sutherland has a tattoo of the character that stands for undying love and Julia Roberts has a red heart tattooed inside the Chinese symbol which represents strength of heart.

These are just a few examples of Chinese symbol tattoos being used by celebrities and other people in the modern, Western world. Chinese character tattoos or hanzi and kanji tattoos are very popular in the Western world but the most important thing to note if you decide to get one is to do your research properly and make sure your tattoo really says what you want it to say. This is a common mistake made in Chinese tattoos by people who don’t speak the language. Doing the necessary research will help to ensure that you don’t end up with something permanently tattooed on your body and later learn that it means something totally different than what you thought You should be sure to get your translation from a reliable source and that your tattoo artist is able to properly recreate the letters and symbols of your tattoo. If the character is changed even in the slightest way it can completely change the expression or give it a totally different meaning.

You should try to find a tattoo artist who has experience with Chinese characters that will be able to render the symbols correctly for you. Below is a list of some of the most popular Chinese symbols used for tattoos today.

•    Love
•    Faith
•    Strength
•    Hope
•    Peace
•    Family
•    Zen
•    Sister
•    Water
•    Family
•    Dragon
•    Happiness
•    Angel
•    Friendship

When choosing your Chinese symbol, look for something that has significance or that is important to you, since it’s something that you will have from now on.