ONEBADRAM Posted April 20, 2008 at 03:15 AM Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 at 03:15 AM I had a very close friend pass away and on his head stone was a Chinese word .. No one can tell me what it means (says) ..... I dont know how to post the picture of the word on here , if someone can email me I will send you the picture and if you can tell me what it means it would really mean alot to me and my family ..... My email is brad_mcclennen@yahoo.com Ok I got the picture on here its pretty big sorry .. Thanks in advance ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaoZhang Posted April 21, 2008 at 12:35 AM Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 at 12:35 AM This looks like his family name/last name. Chen2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONEBADRAM Posted April 21, 2008 at 01:40 AM Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 at 01:40 AM Ok , that would make sence, His last name is CHANG , He is hawaian and his mother is Chinese... I just want to make sure because I am going to incorperate the sign into a tattoo that i am going to put together ... is there a possibility that it has a meaning ?? Thanks for all the help ... is there a way that i can look up the information on the computer for the word ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted April 21, 2008 at 02:27 AM Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 at 02:27 AM 陳 (chén) arrange; exhibit; narrate; tell; old; stale; a surname; to state; to display; to explain; (surname) The pronunciation chén is the standard Mandarin pronunciation written using the pinyin alphabet. Depending on where youre friend's family stems from, it could be pronounced or romanized slightly differently (for example: Chang). The meaning is the same. It's a common last name. Thanks for all the help ... is there a way that i can look up the information on the computer for the word ??? You can try one of many free online dictionaries, but inputting the character using a computer usually requires familiarity with the language. If you want to be sure, you can cut and paste the character from the top of my post into an online dictionary, like this one: http://www.mandarintools.com/worddict.html The only way to really be sure if you're going to tattoo it, though, is to ask a family member if it really is his family name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONEBADRAM Posted April 21, 2008 at 02:36 AM Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 at 02:36 AM Thanks guys , This really means alot to my family and I... Thanks you very much !!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted April 21, 2008 at 02:54 AM Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 at 02:54 AM Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/陳 Apparently, it is pronounced "Chan" in Cantonese, so it is probably his last name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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