roddy 5,473 Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Hanzi Smatter Should give second thoughts to all those people looking for their tattoo translations. Found via Sinosplice Roddy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HashiriKata 16 Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 There's a possibility that that clever person just wants to make it a conversation starter? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XiaoMa 0 Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 I often see cars in germany with a sides twisted 氣 I don't know the meaning, but my girlfriend told me something about air or gas 气 There are lots of cheap clothes from turkey/africa to buy here, with fake hanzi. Germans can't recognize them fake or real and they think its cool to wear/show hanzi. I heard that only 傻瓜 in China wear those clothes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xuezhongwen 0 Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 I guess it's some kind of logo to revealing it's using 'Gasoline', which in Chinese, is 汽油, and 氣 is the traditional form of 气 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Perry 10 Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 the following four threads all mention the site hanzi smatter. maybe we could merge them in the name of good comedy. this is the oldest thread of the four and it mentions 2 of the 3 external links, the third is signese. good stuff! a search turned up another 58 threads about tattoos. 5 out 11 forums on Learning Chinese have less threads. Forum Number 12 - somewhere between entertainment and artistic appreciation... Stupid People With Chinese Tattoos! The Use and Abuse of 汉字 ___ roddy ______ Reading and Writing Hi... ______________________ insanejester _ Reading and Writing variant of 禪 ________________ kudra ______ Reading and Writing Chinese Character Translation _ jayb55 _____ Reading and Writing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kora-雨 10 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 In china, only a 气 means nothing. it can used as a noun, such as 生气，气氛， and used as a verb,such as 气恼，气愤， Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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