The producers considered putting make-up over them, but instead, decided just to keep them and fit it in with the plot. According to Assistant Professor Xinping Zhu of Northeastern University, the tattoo is made up of four Chinese characters from a poem written by Mao Zedong in 1925.
The producers deliberated over whether to conceal or reveal the tattoos, ultimately choosing to retain them and incorporate them into the narrative. As stated by Assistant Professor Xinping Zhu of Northeastern University, the tattoo is comprised of four Chinese characters from a poem written by Mao Zedong in 1925.