<p>The three characters from the picture look like "寵", "命" and "力“. The followings are the common usage of the words.</p>

<p>寵：(verb) Love, favor, spoil, dote; (noun) things or person that is loved/favored (eg. 新寵，寵物)</p>

<p>命：(verb) command, admonish, appoint (eg.命令); (noun) life, lifespan, fate (eg.命運)</p>

<p>力：(noun) Strength, ability, power; (adv) doing something with the best effort (eg.力爭上游）</p>

<p>The term "寵命力" does not look like anything meaningful to me.</p>

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2017-09-14T12:14:14.847Z
A lot of non-Chinese speakers having tattoo don't care if it make a meaningful phrase. They just pick English words they want and replace them with Chinese characters in a tattoo. In this case, the  tattoo owner  might want it to express " cherish (寵) life (命) strength (力). If he could understand Chinese and wanted to make a meaningful phrase, he would have made it " 珍惜 生命 力量" ( cherish the strength of life)
Tang Ho
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2017-09-14T16:01:52.623Z
Thanks for the respond i really appreicate it, so is the tattoo in chinese letter or japanese because i try looking online and cant find them , is there somewhere i can look up the letter or meanings thank you
Fernando dominguez
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2017-09-14T11:08:08.793Z
2017-09-14T11:08:08.793Z
Christina
<p>I saw this tattoo and I really want to know what it says. I'm not sure if it's Chinese or Japanese. What does it say and where can I find the symbols online?</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/tRtLy.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2017-09-14T08:06:04.647Z
The second character is "命" but I'm not sure what the others are.
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What does this tattoo say and where can I find the symbols online? (Characters identified: 寵命力)
# What does this tattoo say and where can I find the symbols online? (Characters identified: 寵命力)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-14)

I saw this tattoo and I really want to know what it says. I'm not sure if it's Chinese or Japanese. What does it say and where can I find the symbols online?

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/tRtLy.jpg)

**Tags:** meaning, character-identification

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The second character is "命" but I'm not sure what the others are.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-09-14. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The three characters from the picture look like "寵", "命" and "力“. The followings are the common usage of the words.

寵：(verb) Love, favor, spoil, dote; (noun) things or person that is loved/favored (eg. 新寵，寵物)

命：(verb) command, admonish, appoint (eg.命令); (noun) life, lifespan, fate (eg.命運)

力：(noun) Strength, ability, power; (adv) doing something with the best effort (eg.力爭上游）

The term "寵命力" does not look like anything meaningful to me.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: A lot of non-Chinese speakers having tattoo don't care if it make a meaningful phrase. They just pick English words they want and replace them with Chinese characters in a tattoo. In this case, the  tattoo owner  might want it to express " cherish (寵) life (命) strength (力). If he could understand Chinese and wanted to make a meaningful phrase, he would have made it " 珍惜 生命 力量" ( cherish the strength of life)  
> **username_0**: Thanks for the respond i really appreicate it, so is the tattoo in chinese letter or japanese because i try looking online and cant find them , is there somewhere i can look up the letter or meanings thank you  

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