New Members Malms Posted June 25, 2016 at 04:39 PM New Members Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 at 04:39 PM Hello, I am total newbie and maybe I am wrong. I have few symbols (pictures), and I don't know if they are correct or not. Could you please help me? Laugh: Strength: Benevolence: Happiness: Loyalty: Wisdom: Hope: Love: Faith: Ambitious: Courage: Life: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic_Duck Posted June 28, 2016 at 10:59 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 at 10:59 AM They're not pictures, they're characters (standard writing system for Chinese). The meanings are all broadly speaking correct, but many of the characters also have other meanings. For example, 信 can also mean "(postal) letter", 望 can also mean "look", and 命 can also mean "command". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted June 28, 2016 at 11:01 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 at 11:01 AM I hope someone's not opening up a tattoo parlour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Malms Posted June 28, 2016 at 01:12 PM Author New Members Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 at 01:12 PM Ok.. Are these characters correct? For example, if I choose the character for "Love" is this character correct? - I am asking, because for example the character for "Wisdom".. there is also only "one" character - so it is a little confusing for me.. because in my first post I have two characters for "Wisdom" Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnk Posted June 28, 2016 at 08:22 PM Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 at 08:22 PM The meanings you have are broadly correct. What you have to realize is that words in Chinese (or in English or any other language) often have nuances. For example, 智慧 can be translated as wisdom, intelligence, cleverness or ingenious depending on the context. People on this forum often ask for context before trying to translate snippets of text. If you have something specific context in mind, then say what it is. Looking up characters in a dictionary is a sure way of getting 'interesting' translations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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