There was a time when Chinese letters became very fashionable. The power to have words or phrases tattooed on the body without others knowing what it was until they asked, it seemed quite attractive to many people. In addition, Chinese letters have shapes of drawings and have nothing to do with the letters we are used to, so for that reason, they liked them even more if possible.
Surely it will come to someone you know or you will have seen at some point in your life another person with a tattoo of Chinese letters. Although this is not as pretty as they paint it either. Personally, I have known people who when these tattoos were fashionable, did it, but over time they discovered that it was not such a good idea.
I don't mean to say that getting a tattoo of Chinese letters is a bad idea, far from it, and even less if you like how these types of letters are ... but what is a bad idea is to get a tattoo of Chinese letters (or whatever another language) without knowing a priori, what exactly it means.
In the case that I am telling you about, he made the Chinese letters by trusting what he was supposed to find on the Internet and took those letters to the tattoo artist and he did it. He was happy for a long time until a person - who understood the language - asked him what he put on his tattoo. He replied that the meaning was: 'Love and strength' - very symbolic words for the person wearing it. But the reality is that his tattoo meant: rat.
That is why, if you want to get a tattoo of Chinese letters because you like it, it is a good decision, but before the tattoo artist begins to tattoo those letters on your skin ... make sure you know the meaning well.