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Chinese Letters Tattoos

Tattoo making is an ancient art; born out of the quest for body beautification. This art had been popular with both the men and women of ancient times, and this has carried into the modern world as well. In different parts of the world men and women alike are getting tattoos done on their bodies. The inherent need is both beautification and also to express themselves and their ideas. A tattoo makes you stand out and sometimes become a part of your identification.

Chinese Letters Tattoos

If you are reading this, you are most probably going to get a tattoo or are thinking about getting one. It is a good thing to research properly and thoroughly before deciding on a tattoo in order to ensure lifetime satisfaction. There is a wide range of tattoos to select from. They contain images, phrases, lyrics, letters, characters, symbols and just your own name as well.

But the tattoo designs that have been gaining rapid popularity these days are the Chinese letters tattoos. So many people are getting one or more Chinese letters tattoos on their body. Mostly it is due to the beauty of the Chinese letters. The Chinese hieroglyphs are both mysterious and exquisite.

Chinese Letters Tattoos

The Chinese letters tattoos can say a lot more than the same number of letters can in any other alphabet.

The tattoos are made using needles to get the colored pigmentation under the skin. The result is permanent. Getting a tattoo is a painful process and the level of pain is directly related to how close to the bone it is. The closer to the bone the needle goes, the more painful it will be. A lot of care should be taken after getting a tattoo. The fresh tattoo should never be allowed to dry. It should be kept moist, otherwise some of the ink comes out and the design gets spoiled.

If you want to get Chinese letters tattoos, you should first take your time and research well. It's not a good idea to just get a tattoo because it looks good, you should also know what the tattoo means and if it is going with your personality. If you do not think carefully before getting a tattoo, chances are that you might later discover that you can no longer keep the tattoo as it is totally opposed to your personality and ideals. Instead of getting a tattoo and then getting it removed after a few years, it's better to spend sometime looking for the perfect one for you. Removing a tattoo is a far more painful process than putting it on. And the cost it incurs is very high as well.

Head of The Dragon Tattoo

In the west, it is a greedy, fire-breathing, cave-dwelling, and fear-inspiring creature that jealously guards its hoard of gold. In the east, however, it symbolizes something far different. In fact, Occident and Orient couldn’t be further apart than in their interpretation of one of the most powerful of all mythic creatures and tattoo designs, the dragon.

Although they do not have wings, as in the west, Oriental dragons are equally at home in the air or in the water. In fact, the Chinese imperial dragon was the emblem of the emperor himself, symbolizing his power and authority to intercede between heaven and earth. Like the dragon, the ideal emperor embodied wisdom and strength, manipulating the very forces of the universe for the benefit of the people. Often times in Oriental designs the dragon is seen wielding the pearl of wisdom, essentially the essence of the universe, in order to control the winds, rains, and even the planets.

As early as the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E. – C. E. 220) the phrase “dragon’s pearl” referred to the perfect thoughts and commands of the emperor while “dragon’s face” was used to refer to the emperor’s face. But the face of the oriental dragon is not actually the face of one creature but rather many. The eyes are those of a demon while the ears are those of a cow. Although the neck is that of a snake, the dragon wears the horns of a stag. Finally, it has the overall head of a camel but with a sort of lump on the top, without which it could not fly. With saliva that was like perfume and a voice like the musical ringing of a copper basin, the Oriental dragon was the bearer of profound blessings. Like other Oriental tattoo designs, the choice of a dragon is sometimes an aspiration to these same qualities of great goodness, wisdom, and power.

Cool Arm Tattoo Design

Cool Arm Tattoo Design

Japanese Kimono Tattoo Design

A tourist looks at the tattoo on a man's back at the annual Utamaro Festival April 3, 2005 in Kawasaki, Japan.

Geisha Tattoo Design

Contrary to popular western notions, the Japanese geisha is not generally a woman of ill repute. The word literally means “art person” and a geisha is a highly trained professional woman whose traditional occupation is to entertain men. Singing, dancing, playing music, knowledge of history and current events, the ability to make conversation and to create an atmosphere of relaxation and entertainment are the essential skills of the geisha. Skills specific to Japanese culture would include being able to perform the tea ceremony or perhaps even being skilled at flower arrangement or calligraphy.

Geishas are immaculately and sumptuously dressed in ornate and expensive kimonos. Not a strand of hair is out of place, their white facial make-up is perfect. Their manners are not only impeccable but delicate and calm, in keeping with the ideals of feminine beauty that they embody.

In modern Japan, geishas have been transformed into symbols of traditional values. In the west, the geisha has become a symbol of the exotic grace and beauty of the East.

In this tattoo design, the wind has ruffled her kimono and set some pieces of paper loose, perhaps from the sheaf tucked near her arm.

The wind has also loosed some petals of cherry blossoms which are beginning to swirl past her. They echo the cherry blossom design of the lower part of her kimono while the upper part makes use of the chrysanthemum. Both flowers are frequently used in Japanese art and in Japanese tattoos.

Japanese Tattoo in UK

In the UK there is also Japanese Tattoo