What does my 20 year old tattoo say?

[Slo18]

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. 

[imron]

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.

[abcdefg]

Is it Chinese? Even upside down, it does not look familiar.

[Slo18]

It’s meant to be lol 

[Pandarow]

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?

[vellocet]

It is too blurry and zoomed-in to read.

[Lu]

Could it be a Japanese 気?

[Slo18]

It’s 20 years old. I’ve no idea what language it is. So completely clueless. 

[GuizhouMike]

Sorry I cant recognize anything there. Are you sure its Chinese?

[momowuwen]

My best bet is 氣，air/gas but also "vital energy". It's a stretch of the imagination though!

[Slo18]

Thanks everyone. Is such a bad tattoo and all the ink has bled. Appreciate all the comments. 

[abcdefg]

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.... 

[Pandarow]

Most likely Traditional Chinese character 氣.