<p>The image is quite blurry but I think it says 铁铸, which are simplified Chinese characters meaning cast iron.</p>

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2019-05-31T07:04:38.130Z
2019-05-31T07:04:38.130Z
Shadoweats
<p>I can only see that they are traditional Chinese characters. the first one is "鉄"， it means "iron", a kind of metal.</p>

<p>Your photo is not clear enough to see, can you post a clearer one?</p>

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2019-05-30T08:58:39.990Z
鉄 is not a Traditional Chinese character...
dROOOze
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2019-05-30T14:37:18.350Z
@droooze Isn't 鉄 listed in the Kangxi dictionary? http://www.kangxizidian.com/kangxi/1300.gif
Flux
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2019-06-02T07:12:48.833Z
@Flux I'm not sure that being listed in the Kangxi dictionary means that something is a Traditional Chinese Character. Simplified Chinese, as a concept, did not exist until the turn of the 19th century; the Kangxi dictionary lists out the difference between Orthodox (正) and Vulgar (俗) forms, and 鉄 is a vulgar form, if you read that picture closely: 《正字通》俗用爲鐡字誤
dROOOze
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2019-05-30T06:46:47.437Z
2019-05-30T06:46:47.437Z
Coral
<p>I want to find out what these symbols mean so I can find an approximate age. I have no experience with Chinese symbols any help would be really appreciated.  Thank you. <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1lxm7.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2019-05-30T05:40:56.780Z
Can you post a clearer picture? And also can you show what you've tried to figure out the inscription?
Mou某
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2019-05-30T06:04:06.247Z
This is Japanese and it says 鐵鑄 (“鉄鋳”).
dROOOze
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2019-05-30T07:16:32.373Z
cast iron kettle (tetsubin) are, most likely, japanese product. these two characters should be treated as kanji. i would suggest you ask in japanese language stack exchange: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/
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Chinese inscription teapot
# Chinese inscription teapot

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-05-30)

I want to find out what these symbols mean so I can find an approximate age. I have no experience with Chinese symbols any help would be really appreciated. Thank you. ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/1lxm7.jpg)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you post a clearer picture? And also can you show what you've tried to figure out the inscription?  
> **username_2**: This is Japanese and it says 鐵鑄 (“鉄鋳”).  
> **username_3**: cast iron kettle (tetsubin) are, most likely, japanese product. these two characters should be treated as kanji. i would suggest you ask in japanese language stack exchange: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2019-05-31. Score: 1

The image is quite blurry but I think it says 铁铸, which are simplified Chinese characters meaning cast iron.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2019-05-30. Score: 0

I can only see that they are traditional Chinese characters. the first one is "鉄"， it means "iron", a kind of metal.

Your photo is not clear enough to see, can you post a clearer one?

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: 鉄 is not a Traditional Chinese character...  
> **username_6**: @droooze Isn't 鉄 listed in the Kangxi dictionary? http://www.kangxizidian.com/kangxi/1300.gif  
> **username_2**: @username_6 I'm not sure that being listed in the Kangxi dictionary means that something is a Traditional Chinese Character. Simplified Chinese, as a concept, did not exist until the turn of the 19th century; the Kangxi dictionary lists out the difference between Orthodox (正) and Vulgar (俗) forms, and 鉄 is a vulgar form, if you read that picture closely: 《正字通》俗用爲鐡字誤  

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