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During the past ten years, Chinese tattoos were incredibly popular throughout the Western countries. They’re still pretty popular today so if you are thinking of getting a Chinese tattoo, this might be the choice for you. Before you get a Chinese tattoo, you need to learn a little bit about them.

Chinese characters have long been considered beautiful works of art both by people in the Chinese culture and those from other parts of the world. They are popular even with people who can’t speak or read Chinese because they are considered to mysterious and exoticIt’s also interesting to know that tattoos have a negative connotation in most traditional Chinese cultures. It was believed that the body was a sacred gift that should not be altered in any permanent way. However, there has still been tattooing in China as far back as records can trace.  Early Chinese tattoos were considered a punishment or a type of mark of disgrace.

The early Chinese tattoos were actually considered a mark of disgrace and was used as a type of punishment. The work Chi shen is the word used for tattoo in Chinese.

Here are some of the types of Chinese symbol tattoos that exist today:

•    Chinese tribal tattoos
•    Chinese character tattoos
•    Hanzi and Kanji
•    Chinese dragon tattoos
•    Chinese phoenix
•    Ying Yang tattoos

Both men and women can enjoy one or more of the many great Chinese tattoo designs. There are even many celebrities with Chinese symbol tattoos. Britney Spears has the Chinese symbol that stands for mystery inside a flower tattooed on her abdomen. Mary J. Blige has strength on her right hand and Melanie Brown, one of the Spice Girls has a Chinese character on her belly and a dragon tattoo on her back. Kiefer Sutherland has a tattoo of the character that stands for undying love and Julia Roberts has a red heart tattooed inside the Chinese symbol which represents strength of heart.

These are just a few examples of Chinese symbol tattoos being used by celebrities and other people in the modern, Western world. Even though Chinese character tattoos or hanzi and kanji tattoos are extremely popular in the Western world, it’s still vital that you do your research and make sure the symbol that you choose has the meaning that you think it does. This is a common mistake made in Chinese tattoos by people who don’t speak the language. Proper research will ensure you don’t get the wrong thing permanently added to your body. You should be sure to get your translation from a reliable source and that your tattoo artist is able to properly recreate the letters and symbols of your tattoo. If the character is changed even in the slightest way it can completely change the expression or give it a totally different meaning.

You should try to find a tattoo artist who has experience with Chinese characters that will be able to render the symbols correctly for you. Some of the most popular Chinese symbols tattoos include the symbols for:

•    Love
•    Faith
•    Strength
•    Hope
•    Peace
•    Family
•    Zen
•    Sister
•    Water
•    Family
•    Dragon
•    Happiness
•    Angel
•    Friendship

When choosing a Chinese symbol for your tattoo, it should be something that is significant or that has special meaning to you personally.