My tattoo, is it what i think it is?

[Deuk83]

Hey People,

 

About 2 years ago i chosed for a chinees tattoo. 
I tought it was standing for: Family, Friendship and Trust, but is it?

 

If it is right than soon there will be another tattoo/sleeve in chinees!

 

I hope you can help me!

 

 

 

& Sorry for my bad English, i`m dutch. 

[Demonic_Duck]

More-or-less. What you have is:

 

家庭 (family)

友谊 (friendship)

信赖 (to trust and rely on)

 

The “谊” in “友谊” is missing two strokes, but they should be easy enough to ink in.

 

Would strongly suggest checking, double checking and then triple checking before you get any more Chinese character tattoos, though (and not just literal meaning, but connotation, collocation, register, character set, correct form, aesthetic quality of the writing etc.)

[Shelley]

Would strongly suggest checking, double checking and then triple checking before you get any more Chinese character tattoos, though (and not just literal meaning, but connotation, collocation, register, character set, correct form, aesthetic quality of the writing etc.)

 

Strongly agree.

[Kamille]

The “谊” in “友谊” is missing two strokes, but they should be easy enough to ink in.

The 赖 in 信赖 is also missing one. Just as easy to ink in as the two strokes in 谊. No big deal.

[Demonic_Duck]

Oh yeah, missed that.

[Lu]

What you have now is not really wrong (apart from the missing strokes), but it looks a bit funny to just get words tattooed. Why not just tattoo 'familie, vriendschap, vertrouwen'? Perhaps you think that would look a bit weird, but this looks just as weird.

 

Anyway. Your current tattoo is not really bad, but for the next one, make sure you do the research.

[Kamille]

Well, you know, Lu, the tattoo is done, what's written is what that person wanted, and, missing strokes apart, this tattoo looks good (not always the case). If OP can still contact the tattooist, show their receipt and get the missing three strokes for free I'd say it's a win. Plus, you know, a Chinese tattoo for someone who doesn't understand Chinese is much more than a Dutch tattoo for someone who knows Dutch: it's got magical powers

[Deuk83]

Thank you all guys.

I wass a little bit younger when i get inkt.

I think i do more research for the next one!

I'm glad that i have what i wanted, it means for me ( as a dutch guy) a lot.

I chosed chinees so only i and my family and friends knowed what is means, its ink on my body, in de summer every body can see it, but its chinees, so not many dutch people can read it, thats make it personal for me!

I thank you all for reading it and the reply's!

P.S.

Its only sad from the strokes....

[Kamille]

That's not a big deal. The tattooist will probably remember doing that tattoo, even after 2 years. You can just show them this picture and tell them you noticed that the tattoo won't be complete without these three strokes. They'll probably add them for free.

[Lu]

I chosed chinees so only i and my family and friends knowed what is means

Your family, your friends and 1,5 billion (anderhalf miljard) Chinese people. Plus anyone the Netherlands who knows Chinese: immigrants, ethnic Chinese, Chinese students (thousands of them) and people like me, who learned Chinese.

 

Anyway, Kamille's picture will be useful.

[lingo-ling]

My comment is that they're in simplified characters, and I think Chinese characters tattoos look much better in traditional characters. But it's not that big a deal.

[edelweis]

@lingo-ling: this is intriguing. Do you have one yourself?