This is a list of chinese words to make tattoos. If the traditional Chinese character is not indicated, it's the same one as simplified. To see it in very large size and get the calligraphy, click on the chinese character.
| English | S. C. | Trad. C. | English | S. C. | Trad. C. | |
| ZODIAC, ASTROLOGY 黄道 | FAMILY 家庭 | |||||
| Rat / mouse | 鼠 | Big brother | 哥哥 | |||
| Ox | 牛 | Little brother | 弟弟 | |||
| Tiger | 虎 | Older sister | 姐姐 | |||
| Hare | 兔 | Small sister | 妹妹 | |||
| Dragon | 龙 | 龍 | Brother | 兄弟 | ||
| Snake | 蛇 | Sister | 姐妹 | |||
| Horse | 马 | 馬 | Mother | 母亲 | 母親 | |
| Sheep / goat | 羊 | Father | 父亲 | 父親 | ||
| Monkey | 猴 | Parents | 父母 | |||
| Cock | 鸡 | 雞 | Son | 儿子 | 兒子 | |
| Dog | 狗 | Daughter | 女儿 | 女兒 | ||
| Pig | 猪 | Princess | 公主 | |||
| Aquarius | 宝瓶座 | 寶瓶座 | Prince | 王子 | ||
| Aries | 白羊座 | |||||
| Cancer | 巨蟹座 | |||||
| Capricorn | 山羊座 | |||||
| Gemini | 双子座 | 雙子座 | ||||
| Leo | 狮子座 | 獅子座 | ||||
| Libra | 天秤座 | |||||
| Pisces | 双鱼座 | 雙魚座 | ||||
| Sagittarius | 人马座 | 人馬座 | ||||
| Scorpio | 天蝎座 | 天蠍座 | ||||
| Taurus | 金牛座 | |||||
| Virgo | 处女座 | 處女座 | ||||
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| English | S. C. | Trad. C. | English | S. C. | Trad. C. | |
| RELATIONSHIPS 关系 |
RELIGION 宗教 |
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| Boy friend | 男朋友 | Bouddha | 佛 | |||
| Girl friend | 女朋友 | Bouddhism | 佛教 | |||
| Desire | 欲 | Nirvana | 涅磐 | |||
| Eternity | 永恒 | Illumination | 启示 | 啓示 | ||
| Heart | 心 | Compassion | 慈 | |||
| Faith | 信念 | Faith | 信念 | |||
| Fire | 火 | Serenity | 静 | 靜 | ||
| Friend | 朋友 | Vaccum | 空 | |||
| Friendship | 友谊 | 友誼 | Carma | 羯摩 | ||
| Wife | 老婆 | Meditation | 凝思 | |||
| Hatred | 恨 | Jesus | 耶稣 | |||
| Honesty | 诚 | 誠 | Christianity | 基督教 | ||
| Love | 爱 | 愛 | God | 上帝 | ||
| Lover | 情人 | Forgiveness | 恕 | |||
| Passion | 激情 | Paradise | 天堂 | |||
| Tenderness | 柔软 | 柔軟 | Light | 光 | ||
| Confidence | 信心 | Wisdom | 智慧 | |||
| Woman | 女人 | Soul | 灵魂 | 靈魂 | ||
| Spirit | 精神 | |||||
| Hope | 希望 | |||||
| English | S. C. | C. Trad. | English | S. C. | C. Trad. | |
| FIGHT 武道 | CHANCE 好运 | |||||
| Judo | 柔道 | Good Luck | 好运 | 好運 | ||
| Taekwondo | 跆拳道 | Happiness | 至福 | |||
| Wushu | 武术 | 武術 | Success | 成功 | ||
| Crisis / Danger | 危 | Richness | 丰厚 | 豐厚 | ||
| Kungfu | 功夫 | Eternal joy | 永乐 | 永樂 | ||
| Jujitsu | 柔术 | 柔術 | ||||
| Violence | 暴力 | |||||
| War | 战争 | 戰爭 | ||||
| Warrior | 战士 | 戰士 | ||||
| Courage | 勇 | |||||
| Wing-chun | 咏春拳 | 詠春拳 | ||||
| Resistance | 抵抗 | |||||
| Awakening | 唤醒 | 喚醒 | ||||
| White tiger | 白虎 | |||||