from: Collin B.
to: tiangotlost@gmail.com 
date: Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 8:55 AM 
subject: What does this mean?

My friend asked me to find out what she's had tattooed on her shoulder since her teens.

Can you translate it or identify it as junk?

大過 [たいか] serious error; gross mistake

from: jessi j. 
to: "tiangotlost@gmail.com" 
date: Sat, May 25, 2013 at 2:47 PM 

Hi Tian, I have always wondered what this tattoo really says. 

It's supposed to be the initials "S M S". 

Something tells me that it does not. Id love it if you could clear this up for me finally!



Another sucker of the gibberish font.

from: John M. 
to: tiangotlost@gmail.com 
date: Sun, May 19, 2013 at 8:04 PM 
subject: Tattoo translate 

No idea what I even had done 15 years ago. Honestly no clue any help? 

I think was meant to be my initials. 

J A M. 

Thanks again and I enjoy your blog. Thanks for all the translations.



Another sucker of the gibberish font.

from: Lan S.
to: "tiangotlost@gmail.com"
date: Sun, May 5, 2013 at 8:15 PM
subject: Awesome Tattoo

This guy told me his tattoo (老彼了我孩）means I'm always looking after my boys.























What is this hodgepodge of "old, that, me/my, child"?!

from: JP
to: "tiangotlost@gmail.com"
date: Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 11:23 AM
subject: Chinese character tattoo translation

Hi Tian,
This is intended to say "passion". Can you tell me how it actually translates?

Thanks
JP

情绪 does not mean "passion", rather "mood, moodness".

Both 情 and 绪 have been split into two separate radicals.

from: Mark C G. 
to: tiangotlost@gmail.com 
date: Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 9:50 PM 
subject: gibberish? 

I have a feeling that this is gibberish, but I'd like some confirmation that I truly DID make a huge mistake in judgement 16 years ago. 

My initials. "M" "C" "G" 

Thanks, 

Mark G.


Yep, it is gibberish using this font.

from: Austin F.
to: tiangotlost@gmail.com
date: Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:26 AM
subject: Tattoo meaning

Tian can you tell me what this means. Feel free to blog it, my email omitted? thanks

Top character is upside down 物, followed with poor attempt at "free spirit" with 無料精, although 無料 means "free; no charge", with is completely different context.