blackstar212 Posted September 1, 2016 I am trying to confirm if this Chinese character is what I think it is. http://www.tattoo-designing-ideas.com/image-files/compassion-chinese-tattoo-design-ideas.png Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dawei Posted September 1, 2016 http://chineseetymology.org/CharacterEtymology.aspx?submitButton1=Etymology&characterInput=%E6%85%88 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackstar212 Posted September 1, 2016 http://chineseetymology.org/CharacterEtymology.aspx?submitButton1=Etymology&characterInput=慈 The words listed are all close but not exactly what I was looking for. I was looking for calligraphy type Chinese character for compassion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dawei Posted September 1, 2016 It seems a common single character to use to denote compassion in calligraphy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackstar212 Posted September 1, 2016 It seems a common single character to use to denote compassion in calligraphy. Very nice thank you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dust Posted September 3, 2016 For a tattoo? Whatever it's for, as someone who loves Chinese characters (and, in case it is a tattoo, someone who loves good tattoos) and in the interest of all, you can find some excellent ancient calligraphy on http://www.shufazidian.com/ Just paste in the character you want (in this case 慈 ) and choose a writing style from the dropdown menu. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doc benway Posted September 7, 2016 慈 is pronounced ci and refers to compassionate, merciful, or loving In Buddhist writings, compassionate is often referred to using two characters -慈悲 ci bei 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites