Thursday, March 24, 2005

Pointless Longevity


(http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A40411/high/iam00023669.jpg)

This is another example of carelessness by the tattoo artist or/and the client. The top character 寿, simplified version of , is missing a dot in the partial.

寿 = old age, long life; lifespan
= loyalty, devotion, fidelity
= power, capability, influence
= petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English