Help Required Chinese Translation

thepariah · 01-24-2006, 10:58 AM

Hi am looking to get True Love tattoo done in Chinese Symbols.
Have visited lots of translation sites on Google, and have found 3 different symbols for Love.
Can anyone tell me the correct one ?
Thanks.

TATTOOEDSAINT · 01-24-2006, 02:36 PM

your better off going to the book store and look at books on that language or having someone you can trust that knows that language to write it for you....

tat2missyj · 01-25-2006, 07:44 AM

My advise is always this:
Go to your favorite chinesse food resturaunt, where the staff actually speaks the launuage. Sit and order a meal, and simply ask someone there. Show them what you have, and if they tell you it says what you think it says it's probably true.
Be careful about these characters. I used to engrave tombstones for a living, and some were in all chinesse. It was a long process of approval from thier "church" before i could actually blast a stone. It had to be perfect, or it would say something wrong. It's because of that I stayed away from doing these kinds of tattoos.

Jae iLL · 01-27-2006, 10:09 PM

Be careful with Chinese characters, because there are many different fonts, and styles of calligraphy. My father speaks Mandarin and is fairly familiar with Chinese characters. One girl he works with had "love" and "passion" on her ankle. Sadly, she really had love twice, except one was in a different font. I can't read Chinese characters, but I'll show my father the symbols and find out which one is right. Just saying, be wary of tatto artists who are NOT Chinese, as they probably have no idea what they're tattooing on you.

Andrew · 01-28-2006, 10:04 AM

I'd recommend dropping an e-mail to this guy and asking for help: http://www.hanzismatter.com/ No guarantee he will, but he clearly knows his stuff.

Lucky13 · 01-28-2006, 11:25 AM

Here's another one that might be useful.

http://www.formosa-translation.com/c..._positive.html

Lucky13 · 01-28-2006, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucky13

Here's another one that might be useful.

http://www.formosa-translation.com/c..._positive.html

I'm sorry but those are supposed to be: happiness, wealth, and longevity. Pronounciation: fu lu shou

ScorpionsAmore · 01-29-2006, 01:43 PM

You can get a real person translation at www.tattoos-by-design.co.uk for a reasonable price.

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01-24-2006, 02:36 PM	#2
TATTOOEDSAINT Tattoo Artist Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,669	your better off going to the book store and look at books on that language or having someone you can trust that knows that language to write it for you....

01-25-2006, 07:44 AM	#3
tat2missyj Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: VA Posts: 98	My advise is always this: Go to your favorite chinesse food resturaunt, where the staff actually speaks the launuage. Sit and order a meal, and simply ask someone there. Show them what you have, and if they tell you it says what you think it says it's probably true. Be careful about these characters. I used to engrave tombstones for a living, and some were in all chinesse. It was a long process of approval from thier "church" before i could actually blast a stone. It had to be perfect, or it would say something wrong. It's because of that I stayed away from doing these kinds of tattoos.

01-27-2006, 10:09 PM	#4
Jae iLL Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3	Be careful with Chinese characters, because there are many different fonts, and styles of calligraphy. My father speaks Mandarin and is fairly familiar with Chinese characters. One girl he works with had "love" and "passion" on her ankle. Sadly, she really had love twice, except one was in a different font. I can't read Chinese characters, but I'll show my father the symbols and find out which one is right. Just saying, be wary of tatto artists who are NOT Chinese, as they probably have no idea what they're tattooing on you.

01-28-2006, 10:04 AM	#5
Andrew Admin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,026	I'd recommend dropping an e-mail to this guy and asking for help: http://www.hanzismatter.com/ No guarantee he will, but he clearly knows his stuff.