Help with "chinese" characters

V4NT0M · 24 Jul 2007 at 17:43

This might sound funny but my sister recently got a new tattoo;

According to her it's chinese for "angel", but to me it doesnt look like chinese or Kanji... I'm no expert though, maybe its the wrong way up or something, just wondering if my sister got a tattoo and doesnt know what it says.

Anyone can confirm what lettering is being used and what it does say.

And sources people... Ik now what you guys are like

Baz · 24 Jul 2007 at 17:51

There are lots of dialecs of Chinese, so it could mean Angel, or it could mean something else. Best ask a Chinese person

aardvark · 24 Jul 2007 at 17:55

if you can wait til tomorrow i can ask one of the chinese people at work - but its too late now.

V4NT0M · 24 Jul 2007 at 17:56

aardvark said:
if you can wait til tomorrow i can ask one of the chinese people at work - but its too late now.

Thanks I can wait

Moonpie2 · 24 Jul 2007 at 18:04

That seriously doesn't look like any chinese I've ever seen and I had a chinese gf for 5 years

Still... I could be completely wrong !!
Fingers crossed that your sis hasn't just scarred herself for no good reason

Raymond Lin · 24 Jul 2007 at 18:06

I hope you know that you have that upside down, and its a word that goes with another usually to make the words like God, Spirit, higher beings, angel...etc

i know nothing · 24 Jul 2007 at 18:25

Raymond Lin said:
I hope you know that you have that upside down, ....

LMFAO!

Dunks · 24 Jul 2007 at 18:27

Raymond Lin said:
I hope you know that you have that upside down

Doohickey · 24 Jul 2007 at 18:42

Yeah, that's upside down... Hopefully it's just the picture that's upside down...

Nazca · 24 Jul 2007 at 18:50

HAHAHA.

sniffy · 24 Jul 2007 at 18:51

Why would he take a picture of it upside down? Think his sister might have a really bad tattoo.

Raymond Lin · 24 Jul 2007 at 18:54

sniffy said:
Why would he take a picture of it upside down? Think his sister might have a really bad tattoo.

It's not the first time i've seen upside down chinese characters tattoos. There's not much to say really, do you tell them or not ? :confused:

slinxy · 24 Jul 2007 at 18:55

from a china man - Its upside down... LOL I hope its not like that on her body..

Raymond Lin · 24 Jul 2007 at 18:58

slinxy said:
from a china man - Its upside down... LOL I hope its not like that on her body..

I am going to guess it's on her back just above the bum.

Luke · 24 Jul 2007 at 19:16

If it is upside down, and the picture was taken that way, and the OP took the picture - what kind of position would allow that shot to be taken? :eek:

sniffy · 24 Jul 2007 at 19:20

Raymond Lin said:
It's not the first time i've seen upside down chinese characters tattoos. There's not much to say really, do you tell them or not ?

Good question. If they care so little as to actually find out for sure what they're putting on their bodies then they can't be that bothered I guess. I'd feel like a right knobwit personally.

Archaius · 24 Jul 2007 at 19:27

Hmmm yup, I couldn't recognize the character at all until I finally realized that it was upside down :eek:

In Japanese its read "Sen" but I'm not sure what kind of meaning it has. You only really see it in place names or surnames here now.

theleg · 24 Jul 2007 at 19:33

looks cool...i have strength/power in the middle of my shoudlers. Came out well nice but no pics yet..

kbc · 24 Jul 2007 at 21:55

Moonpie2 said:
That seriously doesn't look like any chinese I've ever seen and I had a chinese gf for 5 years

Still... I could be completely wrong !!
Fingers crossed that your sis hasn't just scarred herself for no good reason

You like F.I.R?

Definitely not a word when read upside down. Good valiant effort though for trying.

Moonpie2 · 24 Jul 2007 at 22:22

Yeah, F.I.R are the bestest