inscription; engraved text
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inscription; epigraph; text cast or carved on objects
Refers specifically to characters cast onto bronze vessels or carved onto stone steles, monuments, and other artifacts. Commonly used in archaeology, history, and museum contexts.
Zhè这
jiàn件
qīng青
tóng铜
qì器
shàng上
de的
míng铭
wén文
jì记
zǎi载
le了
shāng商
dài代
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
The inscription on this bronze vessel records the history of the Shang Dynasty.
Shí石
bēi碑
shàng上
de的
míng铭
wén文
jīng经
guò过
qiān千
nián年
de的
fēng风
huā化
，
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
xiē些
mó模
hu糊
le了
。
The inscription on the stone stele has become somewhat blurred after a thousand years of weathering.
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Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
huā花
le了
hěn很
cháng长
shí时
jiān间
cái才
biàn辨
rèn认
chū出
zhè这
xiē些
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
míng铭
wén文
。
Archaeologists spent a long time deciphering these ancient inscriptions.
Zhè这
duàn段
míng铭
wén文
qīng清
chu楚
dì地
biāo标
míng明
le了
zhù铸
zào造
de的
rì日
qī期
hé和
gōng工
jiàng匠
de的
míng名
zi字
。
This section of inscription clearly indicates the casting date and the craftsman's name.