Sunday, December 6, 2009

Chinese Tattoo for Hate or Hatred

Carlos sent in this tattoo confirmation with the following:

"1. I've been told it means hate.
2. Upper back/neck area.
3. The symbol is inside a flaming scroll.

Thank you."



Hi Carlos,

It does, more or less, look like the Chinese character for "hate" or "hatred".

I cannot see very clearly due to the quality of the picture, but it does look a bit off here and there to me (e.g. the left side should be more detailed; the upper right four mouths were not supposed to look like mouths). I have attached the correct character for your own comparison and evaluation as to whether you'd like to have it redone the correct way. Although I am able to see the character and understand what it is, it's definitely better to have an exactly correct version.