Classical Chinese
Sign in to savelanguage of the Sino-Tibetan language family in written form (ISO 639-3: lzh) as opposed to the spoken, known as Old Chinese (ISO 639-3: och) or Middle Chinese (ISO 639-3: ltc)
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Classical Chinese is the written form of Chinese from the Sino-Tibetan language family, distinct from its earlier spoken varieties known as Old Chinese and Middle Chinese. It matters because it represents a major literary and intellectual tradition that shaped East Asian culture and continues to be studied for understanding Chinese history, philosophy, and literature.
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Alternative Chinese name Chinese古文 Literal meaningancient writing
Vietnamese name Vietnamese alphabet Hán văn văn ngôn