Old Chinese
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Old Chinese
- /ˈəʊld t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/ UK
- /ˈoʊld ˌt͡ʃaɪˈniz/ US
proper noun
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A linguistic ancestor of the Chinese languages, spoken during roughly the first millennium BCE.
Similar: Archaic Chinese
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name ancestor of the Chinese language
| 中文 | 上古漢語 /上古汉语 shànggǔ hànyǔ |
|---|---|
| Français | chinois archaïque |
| Deutsch | Altchinesisch |
| Italiano | antico cinese, cinese antico |
| Ελληνικά | Παλαιά Κινεζικά Palaiá Kineziká |
| Русский | древнекита́йский drevnekitájskij |
Talk about this word "Old Chinese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/old%20chinese. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Old Chinese. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/old%20chinese "Old Chinese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/old%20chinese.Cite this
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title = {Old Chinese},
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