<p>It's a crushed aluminum kettle. It wrote 宜兴</p>

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2015-08-03T08:22:53.047Z
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李晓琳
<p>With the great search for plane debris currently taking place in La Reunion island, a metal has been found with what seems to be Chinese written on it (it <strong>might</strong> be a plane debris, but nobody can be sure of that), but I can't find what it means :<br>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/UE7cw.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/UE7cw.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a>  </p>

<p>Can you help me ?  </p>

<p>Thank you.  </p>

<p><em>EDIT : Full photo for context : <a href="http://www.clicanoo.re/IMG/jpg/-19054.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.clicanoo.re/IMG/jpg/-19054.jpg</a></em></p>

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2015-08-02T14:52:38.167Z
I think it says `兴宜`. Not sure what the significance of that is.
Ringil
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2015-08-02T14:59:47.863Z
Here you go: http://news.ifeng.com/a/20150802/44329159_0.shtml
imrek
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2015-08-02T23:23:51.700Z
From the photo, I'd say it means it's time to buy a new kettle!
Pedroski
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2015-08-02T23:51:09.700Z
Just found out: read it Yixing, from right to left, a place in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, a very hot place to be at the mo!
Pedroski
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What does it mean?
# What does it mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-02)

With the great search for plane debris currently taking place in La Reunion island, a metal has been found with what seems to be Chinese written on it (it **might** be a plane debris, but nobody can be sure of that), but I can't find what it means :  
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/UE7cw.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/UE7cw.jpg)

Can you help me ?

Thank you.

*EDIT : Full photo for context : <http://www.clicanoo.re/IMG/jpg/-19054.jpg>*

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I think it says `兴宜`. Not sure what the significance of that is.  
> **username_2**: Here you go: http://news.ifeng.com/a/20150802/44329159_0.shtml  
> **username_3**: From the photo, I'd say it means it's time to buy a new kettle!  
> **username_3**: Just found out: read it Yixing, from right to left, a place in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, a very hot place to be at the mo!  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2015-08-03. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

It's a crushed aluminum kettle. It wrote 宜兴


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