Chinese symbols tattto

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FALLENANGEL

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 9:45 PM

I'm thinkning of getting a tattoo of a chinese symbol and the pics that I found, the symbols go side to side but some go straight down. Which is the right way??

By the by this probably been asked so many times but what's the serenity chinese symbol?

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HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 11:24 PM

Chinese can be written in either direction, depending on aesthetics or logistics.

"Serenity" can be written many different ways. (Consider how many ways in English there are of saying serene - tranquil, peaceful, calm, etc.) Currently, there are two "official" logos. The first is the original logo from the series: 平静 is pronounced ping2jing4

The second is the newest logo from the movie: 宁静 is pronounced ning2jing4

There's also the much older 祇 (pronounced qi2), but I think that's rarely used.

For tattoos, make sure you get inked by someone experienced in Chinese writing; otherwise, you could end up with "virulent oyster" instead of "serenity" tattooed on ya.

Cheers.

无党派人士

FALLENANGEL

Thursday, May 12, 2005 4:56 AM

Ack!! I found a website that show pics of words and the pronounations and the symbol for serenity is different than on the series and movie!! ACK!

Here's the link to the pic.
http://www.formosa-translation.com/chinese/s/sz71.html

Now, which one is the right one??

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HELL'S KITTEN

Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:32 AM

As I said, there are many different ways of writing the word, dear. Which you get is entirely dependent upon what it is you're after. If you want "Serenity" from Firefly or the movie, then use the ones I posted previously because those are the official logos. Otherwise, it really doesn't matter which you get, since it can all mean the same thing.

无党派人士

LITHI

Thursday, May 12, 2005 4:54 PM

Ann Ning, the one you found describes the state of being in serenity.

Ping Jing and ning jing are used more like adjetives in a sentence structure.

If it's tatoo, I'd say just get the "Jing" character alone. It adequately express calm/silence/serene by itself. And it's a very pretty character.

Lithi@EstateSerenity.net

FALLENANGEL

Thursday, May 12, 2005 5:36 PM

Thanks you guys for your help! 'Preaciate very much.!

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"A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step."- Lao Tzu.

KEWLHIPPIECHICK

Thursday, September 7, 2006 11:00 PM

Is it just me? I can see no links to any of the Serenity symbols talked about here.
I also want a tatto of Serenity. Can you folks link pics for the ones you're desribing? Or am I just too gorram stupid to see links that you've already posted!

ACK!

Thanks!

~Aim to misbehave~

FFYING2

Saturday, September 16, 2006 4:53 PM

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Originally posted by kewlhippiechick:
Is it just me? I can see no links to any of the Serenity symbols talked about here.
I also want a tatto of Serenity. Can you folks link pics for the ones you're desribing?

DQBABY76

Saturday, September 16, 2006 5:26 PM

wow... i had no idea how many differences there were. i wanted those symbols as my tattoo but i might have to do some reconsidering. i dont want to end up like Britney Spears and have a tattoo that means something entirely different.

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KEWLHIPPIECHICK

Saturday, September 16, 2006 9:52 PM

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!!

It's true! When a fellow Browncoat asks, others will reply!

Off to get that tat now!

~Aim to misbehave~

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Friday, October 20, 2006 11:49 AM

Did you get the tattoo done, HippieChick? How's it looking?

More graphics and animations available at www.desktophippie.com

GEBOE

Thursday, July 12, 2007 4:18 PM

Did you locate the Chinese symbol you were looking for? I found the one shown in the ship logo if you want it.

DQBABY76

Thursday, July 12, 2007 4:45 PM

i totally forgot i posted that. no i never found what i was looking for. i would love to see the one that you found. thanks!

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Shepherd used to tell me...can't do something smart, do something right.
I'm so into Firefly, my butt glows in the dark.

GEBOE

Friday, July 13, 2007 12:16 PM

Send my your email address and I will send a bitmap.

DQBABY76

Friday, July 13, 2007 6:34 PM

Geboe: dqbaby76@hotmail.com

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Shepherd used to tell me...can't do something smart, do something right.
I'm so into Firefly, my butt glows in the dark.

WARRIORPOET

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:35 PM

this was a very impressively thorough response, but I have a question if you'll forgive my lack of knowledge and useless curiosity:

the two "prongs", if you will, on ping2 are pointing upwards [\/], and on a lot of the fan products, they are facing down [/\]. Do you know why this is? or is it just someone's ignorance.

and it there any significant difference between the ning2jing4 and ping2jing4

thanks

it had a kind of poetry to it, sir

FFYING2

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 2:56 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by warriorpoet:
the two "prongs", if you will, on ping2 are pointing upwards [\/], and on a lot of the fan products, they are facing down [/\]. Do you know why this is? or is it just someone's ignorance.

It's just a stylistic difference. The up [\/] is the typical form, but, for example, if you use MingLiu font, you only get down [/\].

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Originally posted by warriorpoet:
and it there any significant difference between the ning2jing4 and ping2jing4

The difference in meaning is quite subtle. They're both about tranquility and stillness. I know that a peaceful person or a calm ocean is pingjing, and a quiet night or serene life is ningjing.

Hope that helps.

Ying

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WARRIORPOET

Thursday, November 15, 2007 4:56 PM

thank you, that was excellent. it perfectly satisfied my curiosity.

well said. wasn't that well said Zoe?
it had a kind of poetry to it sir.

PCCH7

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 5:34 PM

this is how it might turn out for you.. Not healed yet though so it´s covered in ointment. Don´t mind my hairy nipple

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