Chinese Symbol Tattoo Ideas
- Study Chinese Symbols to decide what tattoo you want to get.chinese handwriting - 2 image by Stephane TOUGARD from Fotolia.com
Deciding to get a tattoo and what type of tattoo you want is an important decision because it will be on you permanently. Getting Chinese symbols as tattoos may be incredibly appealing to those interested in Chinese culture. Chinese symbols are viewed as beautiful, meaningful, and simple. There are many different types of symbols ranging from characters, animal symbols, religious symbols, and plant symbols, which all have various meanings. - There are many possibilities when deciding upon a Chinese character tattoo. You can get a word, sentence, or even a poem or song. Chinese character strokes also look elegant. Your tattoo will also be somewhat of a mystery since not everybody will understand what it means. Just be sure what the character means. It would be terrible to assume you are getting a tattoo of the Chinese characters for heart and soul when in actuality those characters mean pain and suffering or even worse. Suggestions of Chinese character tattoos could include the characters for: love, faith, tattoo, hope, strength, sisters, peace, courage, water, fire, earth, air, happiness, friendship, and anything that is important to you.
- Yin and yang is a spiritual Chinese symbol for balance. The light and dark sides, known as yin and yang, each are symbols for different things. Yin is dark, earthy, and female while yang is light, airy, and male, according to the website Tattoos and Art. You can also incorporate other Chinese symbols in the yin and yang to combine meanings. Yin and yang enclosed in a lotus flower symbolizes perfection and purity. Yin and yang combined with a heart means emotional balance.
- Chinese cranes are the symbol for wealth and longevity. This can be considered a good luck charm to bring prosperity and health into your life. A deer symbolizes grace and endurance. You could get a tattoo of a pasture design with a deer and cranes flying above with characters for life or happiness along the side.
- The Chinese dragon symbolizes power and mystery. You could get a tattoo of a Chinese dragon next to the character for mystery or power. If your Chinese dragon has horns on it, then it symbolizes the greatest of strength. If you get a yellow Chinese dragon without horns it symbolizes knowledge. You can decide what meaning you are interested in portraying and get the appropriate dragon.
