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classical chinese

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
clas-si-cal chi-nese
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 B.C.E.) (especially the Spring and Autumn Period), through to the end of the Han Dynasty (220 C.E.). In Chinese, 古文 (gǔwén, “Ancient Writing”) or, formally, 古典漢語 /古典汉语 (“Classical Chinese”). The language of many classics of Chinese literature.

name

The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 B.C.E.) to the early 20th century.

Synonyms

Literary Chinese

Questions

What does classical chinese mean?
The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 B.C.E.) (especially the Spring and Autumn Period), through to the end of the Han Dynasty (220 C.E.). In Chinese, 古文 (gǔwén, “Ancient Writing”) or, formally, 古典漢語 /古典汉语 (“Classical Chinese”). The language of many classics of Chinese literature.

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