Anyone around read Chinese? Want an opinion

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• glennmagusharvey

  2017-01-25 07:07:29 edited 2017-01-25 07:16:21

  That seems like cursive Chinese writing.  I'm not sure if that is normal-looking cursive, as I haven't seen enough to say, but do keep in mind that this is this character (made larger so you can see it better):
  
  福
  
  You can see some more typical/traditional as well as some more artistic representations of it in an image search, such as here: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=福&t=ffsb&iax=1&ia=images
  
  If you want it to look like more formal (non-cursive) brush strokes, try using this as a model: http://shufa.supfree.net/k/118661.gif ; Note that lines that seem like they "should" be horizontal/vertical and straight are frequently stylized in normal handwriting, into what you see.  (Contrast Korean, where they stay straight.)
  
  Here is an archaic version of it: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/福-seal.svg/300px-福-seal.svg.png .  Not commonly used.
  
  Upside-down versions of it, such as this: http://www.templatebank.com/images/creators/preview/002_0057_L.jpg , are based on a pun.  The character means "good luck", and the word for "arrive" is a homophone of the word for "invert", so inverting this character is like saying "good luck arrives" or "may good luck arrive here".
  
  What are you trying to use this for?
  
• LOAD Cherry

  2017-01-25 10:07:37 edited 2017-01-25 10:38:22

  Splat Charger Specialist

  It's definitely intended to be cursive:

  
  

  
  

  
  

  I used this as a model. As for what it's for: it's for a new years pinup
• Section42L

  2017-01-25 13:29:09

  We can do anything if we do it together.

  I think Lin is currently away from HH, but messaging him on Tumblr would probably be a good idea.
• Sredni Vashtar

  2017-01-25 20:54:16

  “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”

  Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
  
• Crystal

  2017-01-25 21:00:27

  Munch munch, chomp chomp...

  Lin isn't visiting HH, yes, but he is on Tumblr frequently.
• LOAD Cherry

  2017-01-25 21:22:11

  Splat Charger Specialist

  Then I'll get in touch with him!