<p>thanks to @dROOOze and @水巷孑蠻</p>
<p>the characters looks like:  <code>子子孫孫永寳用之</code> and it seems a copy like <code>西周 颂簋盖</code> ( refer to: <a href="https://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220421A07WF300" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220421A07WF300</a> , the right most image. )</p>
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<ul>
<li>太師小子望作   it is made by Tai Shi Xiao Zi</li>
<li>子子孫孫永寶用之   hope my chidren, grandsuns keep it carefully and used it forever.</li>
</ul>
<p>it may be more helpful if you post the full image of this <code>vase</code> or <code>urn</code>.</p>

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2022-09-11T00:14:52.727Z
2022-09-11T00:14:52.727Z
Siwei
<p>These symbols are on a vase or urn and I would like to know what they mean. It would be great if somebody can help me. I am not familiar with Chinese, so a translation to English would be great.</p>
<p>I tried to find a translation myself, but did not find any website that can help me with comparing the symbols to words. Only the D looking symbol, which I think would be 'Moon'.</p>
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2022-08-19T14:23:17.437Z
i recognise some characters as “子子孫孫永寳用之” 
水巷孑蠻
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2022-08-19T20:30:36.640Z
This should be interpreted as 太師小子望作子子孫孫永寶用之. Indeed the D looking thing is 月 (*moon*) as the top right part of the character 望.
dROOOze
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2022-08-20T11:11:23.630Z
Thank you! How would that be translated to english? If I use Google translate then it gives 2 translations. How would I interpret this? 子子孫孫永寳用之
Children and grandchildren Yongbao use it 太師小子望作子子孫孫永寶用之
Taishi boy wants to be used by his descendants Sun Yongbao
Indy
<character-identification><seal>
Is this seal script and can someone translate this to English?
# Is this seal script and can someone translate this to English?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-08-19)

These symbols are on a vase or urn and I would like to know what they mean. It would be great if somebody can help me. I am not familiar with Chinese, so a translation to English would be great.

I tried to find a translation myself, but did not find any website that can help me with comparing the symbols to words. Only the D looking symbol, which I think would be 'Moon'.

[![299865375-603542438041522-6424036818289912822-n.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/vTdn1X2n/299865375-603542438041522-6424036818289912822-n.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/FdDz8b4F)

**Tags:** character-identification, seal

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: i recognise some characters as “子子孫孫永寳用之”   
> **username_2**: This should be interpreted as 太師小子望作子子孫孫永寶用之. Indeed the D looking thing is 月 (*moon*) as the top right part of the character 望.  
> **username_3**: Thank you! How would that be translated to english? If I use Google translate then it gives 2 translations. How would I interpret this? 子子孫孫永寳用之 Children and grandchildren Yongbao use it 太師小子望作子子孫孫永寶用之 Taishi boy wants to be used by his descendants Sun Yongbao  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2022-09-11. Score: 1

thanks to @username_2 and @username_1

the characters looks like: `子子孫孫永寳用之` and it seems a copy like `西周 颂簋盖` ( refer to: <https://view.inews.qq.com/a/20220421A07WF300> , the right most image. )

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/lH8PN.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/lH8PN.png)

* 太師小子望作 it is made by Tai Shi Xiao Zi
* 子子孫孫永寶用之 hope my chidren, grandsuns keep it carefully and used it forever.

it may be more helpful if you post the full image of this `vase` or `urn`.


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