"Attractive Chinese Symbol"? It might be attractive, but it's not chinese (or japanese)

If you are surfing on the internet in search for a so-called "Chinese/Japanese character tattoo" you might find this piece of garbage:

This tattoo-design is promoted on many websites, but, as you can see in the images below, no one would say what this symbol could mean. Of course, one can find tons of worthless descriptions such as "Match Your Character with Chinese Symbol Tattoos Chinese Symbol Tattoos For Body Girls .... Neck-Tattoo-Chinese-Symbol-Design-Ideas Tribal Chinese Symbol Side Neck Tattoo � Attractive Chinese Symbol Side Neck Tattoo � Chinese Symbol Tattoo On Neck", but not a single concrete translation of this symbol:

The reason behind those elusive explanations is the fact that the ideogram is so poorly written that it makes it unintelligible. In conclusion, don't use this distorted ideogram as a starting point for your Kanji/Hanzi tattoo.

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Failed tatoos: Kanji mistakes - the seven virtues of the samurai

Well, this is happens when you get a kanji (or hanzi) tattoo without consulting someone who is knowledgeable and trustworthy. This is one of the worst kanji tattoos I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot of silly tattoos).

First, let's take a look at the image below: the seven virtues of the samurai, written in kanji. I've choose a common type of fonts - MS Gothic.

Now let's take a look at this photo:

It's obvious that the tattoo is a completely lame.

Let's take a closer look at the ideograms tattooed on this dude's body:

The first kanji, tattooed on the neck: two strokes are missing (the strokes from the top) and the ideogram has been splitted into two parts: ? (king, monarch) and ? (I, me). In the image below is a standard depiction of this kanji:

The second and the third kanji seem to be well written.

The 4th kanji is missing a stroke. In the image below is a standard depiction of this kanji:

The 5th kanji is a total mess: a stroke is missing (in the upper right corner of the kanji) and the radical looks like an independent character. In the image below is a standard depiction of this kanji:

The 6th word is composed of two kanji characters (? - distinguished / name / reputation and ? - glory / honor /praise / reputation). When a word is composed of two or more kanji, all the kanji must have the same size and must be written on the same line. In the image below is a standard depiction of this word:

As for the last word - Loyalty - this word can be written with one ideogram (like he did) or with two ideograms, like this: ??. Considering the awful drawing of the word above (honor), it was the a wise decision to choose the simpler variant :)