<p>edited, according to info provided by droooze.</p>

<p>the recognised character in sequence:</p>

<pre>
５３１
６４２</pre>

<p>character ５：後 (u+5f8c)</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%BE%8C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=後</a></p>

<p>character ６：裔 (u+88d4)</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E8%A3%94" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E8%A3%94</a></p>

<p>character ３：皇 (u+7687)</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E7%9A%87" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=皇</a></p>

<p>character ４：帝 (u+5e1d)</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%B8%9D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=帝</a></p>

<p>character １, the left component is 水 (u+6c34), the left one, wait :)</p>

<p>edited. with help from droooze, this one should be 漢 (u+6f22)</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%BC%A2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=漢</a></p>

<p>character ２, this one would be 亙 (u+4e99)</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E4%BA%99" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=亙</a></p>

<p>so, it would be read as "漢亙皇帝後裔", roughly "the descendent of emperor '漢亙帝'"</p>

<p>have fun :)</p>

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2018-08-21T02:54:36.183Z
Character 5 is 漢 I think
dROOOze
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2018-08-21T03:00:37.483Z
@droooze yes, you got it :) any idea about character 6? imo, i wonder if it's a chinese character :)
水巷孑蠻
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Best guess at the moment is 亘, as abbreviation of 漢桓帝. Maybe this is a badly made seal on a TV show haha
dROOOze
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亘, great, a best guess :) btw, i think that, an emperor's seal should be made by gold, or jade. so, may we say that it's a counterfeit, according to the photo :)
水巷孑蠻
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2018-08-21T03:39:07.857Z
What does 汉桓帝 have to do with 后齐（北齐）? According to google they are separated by over 400 years.
不亦说乎
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2018-08-21T03:41:17.147Z
well, i doubt that this seal is a counterfeit :(
水巷孑蠻
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2018-08-21T03:56:07.803Z
The second character is 裔, written in 說文傳抄古文字 style. See http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=3242. The seal should say "The Descendants of Emperor Huan of Han" (pending on correctness of the guess 桓).
dROOOze
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That makes more sense, saw it in a store, so yeah likely fake.
不亦说乎
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裔, yeah, it's more likely, thanks droooze :)
水巷孑蠻
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Solved the lower right character!
dROOOze
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@droooze, “高”? interesting, any comparison available?
水巷孑蠻
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http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/char?fontcode=82.F0AD
dROOOze
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漢高祖 > "漢高皇帝" https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=gb&did=4035
dROOOze
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@droooze, i’m only half convinced. anyway, it’s better than “亘”, semantically.
水巷孑蠻
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I know what happened to this character (see http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/chuanchao?kaiOrder=1957 for more examples). This is later corrupted shape, it originally referred to 郭 (http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=2420) in bronze inscription, people later misread it as 高.
dROOOze
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Sorry, wrong link, see http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=21597 - original shape of 郭
dROOOze
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水巷孑蠻
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<p>What are the characters on this seal? The middle two seem to be 皇帝, but I can't make out the other four.</p>

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What are the six characters on this seal? (Characters identified: 漢高皇帝後裔)
# What are the six characters on this seal? (Characters identified: 漢高皇帝後裔)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-20)

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

What are the characters on this seal? The middle two seem to be 皇帝, but I can't make out the other four.

**Tags:** characters, character-identification, seal


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-21. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

edited, according to info provided by username_2.

the recognised character in sequence:

```

５３１
６４２
```

character ５：後 (u+5f8c)

[http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=後](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%BE%8C)

character ６：裔 (u+88d4)

<http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E8%A3%94>

character ３：皇 (u+7687)

[http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=皇](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E7%9A%87)

character ４：帝 (u+5e1d)

[http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=帝](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%B8%9D)

character １, the left component is 水 (u+6c34), the left one, wait :)

edited. with help from username_2, this one should be 漢 (u+6f22)

[http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=漢](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%BC%A2)

character ２, this one would be 亙 (u+4e99)

[http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=亙](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E4%BA%99)

so, it would be read as "漢亙皇帝後裔", roughly "the descendent of emperor '漢亙帝'"

have fun :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Character 5 is 漢 I think  
> **username_1**: @username_2 yes, you got it :) any idea about character 6? imo, i wonder if it's a chinese character :)  
> **username_2**: Best guess at the moment is 亘, as abbreviation of 漢桓帝. Maybe this is a badly made seal on a TV show haha  
> **username_1**: 亘, great, a best guess :) btw, i think that, an emperor's seal should be made by gold, or jade. so, may we say that it's a counterfeit, according to the photo :)  
> **username_0**: What does 汉桓帝 have to do with 后齐（北齐）? According to google they are separated by over 400 years.  
> **username_1**: well, i doubt that this seal is a counterfeit :(  
> **username_2**: The second character is 裔, written in 說文傳抄古文字 style. See http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=3242. The seal should say "The Descendants of Emperor Huan of Han" (pending on correctness of the guess 桓).  
> **username_0**: That makes more sense, saw it in a store, so yeah likely fake.  
> **username_1**: 裔, yeah, it's more likely, thanks username_2 :)  
> **username_2**: Solved the lower right character!  
> **username_1**: @username_2, “高”? interesting, any comparison available?  
> **username_2**: http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/char?fontcode=82.F0AD  
> **username_2**: 漢高祖 > "漢高皇帝" https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=gb&did=4035  
> **username_1**: @username_2, i’m only half convinced. anyway, it’s better than “亘”, semantically.  
> **username_2**: I know what happened to this character (see http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/chuanchao?kaiOrder=1957 for more examples). This is later corrupted shape, it originally referred to 郭 (http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=2420) in bronze inscription, people later misread it as 高.  
> **username_2**: Sorry, wrong link, see http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=21597 - original shape of 郭  

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