Chinese characters are beautiful. That’s perhaps why many Westerners find the notion of the script etched on their bodies so appealing. If only they could read the tattoos! Enter blog Hanzi Smatter ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tattoos of Chinese characters have long been a fad in the West as a way of denoting the mystique of their bearers. But in a reversal of the trend, Chinese ink parlours are reporting a sudden craze ...

David Beckham has shown off one of his famous tattoos while appearing in China. The British footballer was photographed lifting up his shirt to reveal his body art, which is written in Chinese hanzi ...