"Shi"

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Associated Press: Lost in Translation

http://asap.ap.org/stories/199840.s

Stephanie Hoo of Associated Press has written a piece about Hanzi Smatter called "Lost in Translation, Are you SURE that Chinese tattoo means what you think it means?".

Thanks!


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"Death Wish"

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"Fraud Blessing"

http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A51121/high/bmepb168208.jpg

I am not sure if this person wanted 诈 (fraud) or 祚 （blessing) on his arm.

诈 is the simplified version of 詐.

The lower partial in 爱 (simplified 愛) should be 友, not 反.


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"Gratitude"

http://kingpinstudio.com/albums/Chris/kanji.jpg

I hope this tattooist has posted a mirrored photo rather than a mirrored tattoo.

恩 means "gratitude" and "kindness".


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Raven's Lazy Eye

http://www.raven-eye.com/kanji_disks_1.htm

権 or 權 does not mean "balance", rather it means "authority" and "rights".

乾 in modern Chinese is commonly used to represent "dry" or "dehydrated". There was a Chinese emperor named 乾隆. In the book of Yi Jing (易經), it is used to represent "heaven".

Although any celebration would be a joyous occasion, 慶 does not mean "joy", it means "to celebrate".


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"Think"

http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A51116/high/bmepb165499.jpg

When written correctly, 想 means "to think" or "speculate".


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