http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A51012/high/bmepb147728.jpg苦 means "bitter", "hardship", or "suffering".The three exact emotions this guy is going through right now.Use "HANZI2006" to save 10% on any t-shirt purchase at Jlist.com, and save 25% for 3 shirts or mo...
Sabtu, 29 Oktober 2005


In Nov. 2005 issue of GQ magazine, there is an article called "The Office Dick" by Cecil Donahue. It identifies "The Common Two-Face Slacker" with the characteristics of "odd facial piercings" and "Chinese character tattooed on back of neck".Use "HANZI2006" to save 10% on any t-shirt purchase at Jlist.com, and save 25% for 3 shirts or mo...
Selasa, 25 Oktober 2005
Sabtu, 22 Oktober 2005


http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A51022/high/bmepb151995.jpgAnyone who has ever read Dante Alighieri’s La divina commedia or “The Divine Comedy” (It was a required reading when I was in high school, and trust me, it was not an actual “comedy”) or watched the movie “SE7EN” would know about the Seven Deadly Sins, also known as the Cardinal Sins."Superbia"...
Jumat, 21 Oktober 2005


http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A51022/high/bmepb152472.jpg誠心誠意 is an old Chinese idiom that meant "in all sincerity", "with one's whole heart", or "whole-hearted devotion". Ironically, neither the tattooist nor the client has devoted enough effort to make sure the tattoo was done correctly.Use "HANZI2006" to save 10% on any t-shirt purchase at Jlist.com,...
Kamis, 20 Oktober 2005
Selasa, 18 Oktober 2005
Minggu, 16 Oktober 2005


http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A51012/high/bmepb147957.jpgThis young man is proudly displaying his newly done tattoo. Too bad the first character 美 (beauty) is upside down. Perhaps the young should get 鄙陋 (superficial) as a cover-up tattoo.Use "HANZI2006" to save 10% on any t-shirt purchase at Jlist.com, and save 25% for 3 shirts or mo...
Rabu, 12 Oktober 2005


An U. S. Navy recruiter from Florida has emailed me these photos of tattoos on a new recruit. Since the characters were randomly chosen, therefore I am not going to spend too much trying to decipher what this piece of “skin garbage” really means. But, I am going to point out the incorrectly written characters. I feel like a medical examiner staring...
Selasa, 11 Oktober 2005
Minggu, 09 Oktober 2005


http://www.tattoo-passion.com/kanji.htmlThis lovely collage of mistakes is brought to you by a French website called Tattoo-Passion.com.臣 means "minister", not "Bouddha" (English "Buddha").仙 means "immortal" or "fairy", not "boxe" (English "boxing", the sport).蔴 or 麻 means "cannabis", not the character shown.魅 means "charm" or "attraction", not "demon".儡...
Sabtu, 08 Oktober 2005
Kamis, 06 Oktober 2005


http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A51003/high/bmegl144166.jpgGranted the character was done correctly, but the question still remains: What is the purpose of having 糞 (excrement; feces) tattooed on one’s leg?Update: Many readers have commented about this tattoo being fake. That is NOT true. The actual work was done by Danny Fowler of Ancient Art Tattoo...
Selasa, 04 Oktober 2005
Minggu, 02 Oktober 2005


http://barneygumble742.tripod.com/firefly_xp.htmReader Norman emailed me this screen capture. The second character 電 (electricity) of this caution sign in the show Firefly is mirrored. It is also interesting to point out that in the future, spaceships will run on Microsoft Windows and don't lose those device driver disks. Update: I saw the movie...
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