Westerners have been getting Chinese character tattoos for decades, but not all of them mean what people think. Jessie, a language teacher and creator of the Chinese with Jessie YouTube channel, ...

Getting a tattoo design written in a language you don't understand is rarely a good idea. Even tattoos in people’s native tongues are often hilariously misspelled or misinterpreted. Tattoos written in ...

Robert Siegel talks with Tian Tang, author of a Web site dedicated to the misuse of Chinese characters in Western culture. Tang posts photos of Chinese character tattoos that either contain errors or ...

Nobody wants "demon bird mothballs" permanently carved on their hand. People had better opt for ink scribbles like “inspiration,” “my journey,” or “live life to the fullest.” But in some cases, this ...