Slo18 Posted June 12, 2018 at 09:44 PM Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 at 09:44 PM Hi all. Sorry for jumping on this post. Could someone look at this old tattoo I got nearly 20 years ago and see if anyone knows what it says. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted June 13, 2018 at 01:17 AM Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 at 01:17 AM 3 hours ago, Slo18 said: Sorry for jumping on this post. Split into a new post. Starting new threads is free and you're more likely to get a response. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted June 13, 2018 at 01:23 AM Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 at 01:23 AM Is it Chinese? Even upside down, it does not look familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slo18 Posted June 13, 2018 at 06:35 AM Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 at 06:35 AM It’s meant to be lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandarow Posted June 13, 2018 at 08:05 AM Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 at 08:05 AM It seems like the Chinese character 义 or 气 or the combination, but it it not that clear to recognize?. Is it painful to have this tattoo? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vellocet Posted June 13, 2018 at 08:44 AM Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 at 08:44 AM It is too blurry and zoomed-in to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted June 13, 2018 at 10:13 AM Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 at 10:13 AM Could it be a Japanese 気? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slo18 Posted June 13, 2018 at 11:51 AM Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 at 11:51 AM It’s 20 years old. I’ve no idea what language it is. So completely clueless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuizhouMike Posted June 13, 2018 at 02:10 PM Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 at 02:10 PM Sorry I cant recognize anything there. Are you sure its Chinese? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momowuwen Posted June 13, 2018 at 04:34 PM Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 at 04:34 PM My best bet is 氣，air/gas but also "vital energy". It's a stretch of the imagination though! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slo18 Posted June 13, 2018 at 07:17 PM Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 at 07:17 PM Thanks everyone. Is such a bad tattoo and all the ink has bled. Appreciate all the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted June 14, 2018 at 12:18 AM Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 at 12:18 AM 12 hours ago, Slo18 said: Thanks everyone. Is such a bad tattoo and all the ink has bled. That's OK. Time to make up a really good story for anyone who asks. "There I was, finally crossing out of the Hindu Kush with my frostbitten foot, into the green plains of tropical Burma after two and a half months on the trail. It looked like I would actually make it alive. Had to do something to commemorate the occasion. This old fellow approached, bony with skin resembling dark leather, wearing a loincloth and improvised turban above round wire-framed glasses. "Tattoo, Sahib?" he croaked in some semblance of English, a language I had not heard or spoken since sometime last fall.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandarow Posted June 14, 2018 at 03:31 AM Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 at 03:31 AM Most likely Traditional Chinese character 氣. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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