<p>It is 忠孝千秋 (Thanks to the <a href="https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&amp;char=%E5%AD%9D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">link</a> Johan88 provided)</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/D8wFI.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/D8wFI.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a> = 忠</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/7sKv7.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/7sKv7.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a> = 孝</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/AuL2C.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AuL2C.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a> = 千</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/2VIb2.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2VIb2.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a> =  秋 (The image from the site used 秌, which is an older version of 秋. The people who made the plaque used the 秋 modern Chinese use )</p>

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2020-08-01T11:10:26.497Z
Amazing ! You found it ! Thanks. But why are the two radicals in 秋 reversed ?
Johan88
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2020-08-01T11:11:21.490Z
Maybe a mistake, maybe for an artistic reason. Very likely the site made a mistake
Tang Ho
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2020-08-01T11:17:01.637Z
You’ve taken the characters from 說文小篆. In 說文解字, 秋 is written as 秌. There is no mistake, but your images don’t match the photo.
dROOOze
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2020-08-01T11:17:40.497Z
秌 is [an old variant of 秋](https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E7%A7%8C)
blackgreen
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2020-08-01T11:21:39.083Z
Thanks for the tips, I was about to search variant of 秋
Tang Ho
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2020-08-02T03:03:36.977Z
So, what does 忠孝千秋  means?
Wayne Cheah
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2020-08-02T05:28:14.643Z
忠 = loyal , 孝 = filial；千秋 = forever
Tang Ho
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Tang Ho
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<p>Most of the phrases put up in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yue_Fei_Temple" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yue Fei Temple</a> are easy to read, but this one is in Seal Script and I can't figure it out. I know the first character to be 忠, but the others I can't figure out. On the left I can see this was made in the winder of 2012, but I can't find out any information on google about this.</p>

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2020-08-01T10:50:10.057Z
Seems like 忠義千秋 to me
Tang Ho
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2020-08-01T10:57:20.917Z
@TangHo I think you're correct about [干](https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&char=%E5%8D%83), but for [義](https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&char=%E7%BE%A9) I get a way different Seal Script. Kknews does mention that phrase but in a different character order: [link](www.kknews.cc/zh-hk/travel/5j2ag9l.html)
Johan88
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2020-08-01T12:11:11.207Z
Generally, you should treat seal script as a *font style*. This means you'll get more out of checking character components, rather than whole characters. The "seal script" listed at ctext is a particular dictionary standard prescribed by 說文解字. As with any dictionary standard in any language, their character structure (aka *spelling*) is *defined*, and may not reflect the character structure actually in use. 秋 is a prime example, in 說文 it is "spelt" as 秌, so you would have done better by recognising 禾 and 火 separately rather than checking 說文 and seeing something reverse to what you're used to.
dROOOze
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2020-08-01T13:35:34.927Z
@dROOOze thanks so much. Yeah, that was my approach, but in this case I was baffled none the less, hahaha.
Johan88
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What does this phrase in Yue Fei Temple mean? (Characters identified: 忠孝千秋)
# What does this phrase in Yue Fei Temple mean? (Characters identified: 忠孝千秋)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-01)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/zhA7e.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/zhA7e.jpg)

Most of the phrases put up in [Yue Fei Temple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yue_Fei_Temple) are easy to read, but this one is in Seal Script and I can't figure it out. I know the first character to be 忠, but the others I can't figure out. On the left I can see this was made in the winder of 2012, but I can't find out any information on google about this.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Seems like 忠義千秋 to me  
> **username_0**: @TangHo I think you're correct about [干](https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&char=%E5%8D%83), but for [義](https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&char=%E7%BE%A9) I get a way different Seal Script. Kknews does mention that phrase but in a different character order: [link](www.kknews.cc/zh-hk/travel/5j2ag9l.html)  
> **username_2**: Generally, you should treat seal script as a *font style*. This means you'll get more out of checking character components, rather than whole characters. The "seal script" listed at ctext is a particular dictionary standard prescribed by 說文解字. As with any dictionary standard in any language, their character structure (aka *spelling*) is *defined*, and may not reflect the character structure actually in use. 秋 is a prime example, in 說文 it is "spelt" as 秌, so you would have done better by recognising 禾 and 火 separately rather than checking 說文 and seeing something reverse to what you're used to.  
> **username_0**: @dROOOze thanks so much. Yeah, that was my approach, but in this case I was baffled none the less, hahaha.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-08-01. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

It is 忠孝千秋 (Thanks to the [link](https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&char=%E5%AD%9D) Johan88 provided)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/D8wFI.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/D8wFI.png) = 忠

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/7sKv7.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/7sKv7.png) = 孝

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/AuL2C.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/AuL2C.png) = 千

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/2VIb2.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/2VIb2.png) = 秋 (The image from the site used 秌, which is an older version of 秋. The people who made the plaque used the 秋 modern Chinese use )

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Amazing ! You found it ! Thanks. But why are the two radicals in 秋 reversed ?  
> **username_1**: Maybe a mistake, maybe for an artistic reason. Very likely the site made a mistake  
> **username_2**: You’ve taken the characters from 說文小篆. In 說文解字, 秋 is written as 秌. There is no mistake, but your images don’t match the photo.  
> **username_3**: 秌 is [an old variant of 秋](https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E7%A7%8C)  
> **username_1**: Thanks for the tips, I was about to search variant of 秋  
> **username_4**: So, what does 忠孝千秋  means?  
> **username_1**: 忠 = loyal , 孝 = filial；千秋 = forever  

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