Custom Chinese Tattoos

YingYing is a Chinese Tattoo Artist who has been in the business of translating thousands of English words into Chinese and custom designs for inking purposes. She has been been creating tattoo art for over four years. Chinese symbols have a complex beauty as well as special individual meanings that draw many people to them.

Unfortunately, the flip-side is that there are a lot of Chinese tattoo mistakes and blunders. YingYing has personally seen such elementary mistakes as Chinese symbols being tattooed backwards or which meant something other than that which was intended.

Her goal is to help people explore the beauty and complexity of Chinese symbols safe in the knowledge that they are dealing with a professional who understands the complexity of the Chinese language.

You can visit YingYing's Website and use her custom services to create the tattoo design of your dreams.

YingYing's Chinese Tattoo Translations and Designs

Some of the classic mistakes one might encounter when getting a Chinese tattoo from someone who does not know the language:

Missing strokes and defaced Symbols

The majority of tattoo artists in Western countries know nothing about the Chinese language, not to mention how to write in Chinese. Tattoos containing missing strokes is a common mistake and makes the tattoo meaningless. Poor penmanship defaces the Chinese characters and makes them look ugly. Wearing meaningless Chinese symbol tattoos is embarrassing.

Chinese Symbols Being Tattooed Backwards

Yikes!! A much more common mistake comprises Chinese characters that are flipped horizontally or vertically and thus are an actual mirror image of what the design should be. This is really embarrassing.

The wrong translation

Chinese characters are complex and can easily mean something other than intended. Get the wrong one and your new Chinese symbol tattoo will be a permanent source of embarrassment to you.

Choosing Kanji from Tattoo Parlors.

Some Tattoo parlors present dozens of Kanji either on the wall or inside of binders for their customers to view and choose from. Many of these Kanjis are either missing strokes or being mistranslated. Moreover, do you think you can pick up your dream tattoo from a handful of kanjis.

YingYing can create something original that will express just what you want it to.

Chinese Tattoo Translations and Designs

After being very impressed with her work, I decided to order my own design from Yingying. I ordered a "Chinese Stamp" design which you can see on her website.

I ordered an expression that exhibits the spirit in the way I live life. It is also a common tenet of Tae Kwon Do. Within 24 hours Yingying contacted me with an explanation of the design, a basic translation and 3 stamp designs (with stencil outlines for my artist) to choose from.

I was really impressed.

When you buy, you are purchasing YingYing's custom design skills. Within 24-48 hours she will provide the design by e-mail.

Chinese Tattoo Translations and Designs

This is the way I decided to work YingYing's design onto my foot.

I love it!