Chinese symbol for love
People search for a chinese symbol for love because they want one mark that means love. There isn’t one safe mark. Duane checked the reading below. It is not a stencil made for you.
If you mean family, family in Chinese tattoo is a different word.
Characters
Simplified characters are the everyday writing in mainland China and Singapore. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and in classic calligraphy, including 欧体.
These two forms are not the same shape. The form to tattoo depends on who should be able to read it.
Simplified
Traditional
The picture is set in LXGW WenKai, an open regular-script font. It is not Duane's brush writing. You can download it as a stencil of this reading. For your own words or name, use the form.
Meaning
Love in the broad sense, for a person, a family, or a value. 爱 is the simplified form. 愛 is the traditional form. Both are real. They are not the same shape.
Common mistakes
Do not swap 爱 and 愛 by accident, and do not mix strokes from both in one character. 戀 (liàn) is a different word, closer to romantic attachment. A heart drawing is not a Chinese character.
Before you tattoo this
Love of one person, love of family, and love as a value are not the same tattoo.
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