Topics referred to by the same term

Ancient Chinese

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Subject	Ancient Chinese
Category	Topics referred to by the same term
Reading time	1 min · Advanced

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CChina Old AArchaic Chinese CChinese Classical LLiterary Chinese CChina Middle

Ancient Chinese may refer to:

The people—particularly Han people—of ancient China

Old Chinese or Archaic Chinese, the ancient form of spoken Chinese

Classical Chinese or Literary Chinese, the form now known as "Ancient Chinese" in China

Middle Chinese, the form employed by the Tang poets and often known as "Ancient Chinese" in older English texts

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