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Old Chinese  

Definition

  • Old Chinese, also called Archaic Chinese in older works, is the oldest attested stage of Chinese, and the ancestor of all modern varieties of Chinese. The earliest examples of Chinese are divinatory inscriptions on oracle bones from around 1250 BC, in the Late Shang period. Bronze inscriptions became plentiful during the following Zhou dynasty. The latter part of the Zhou period saw a flowering of literature, including classical works such as the Analects, the Mencius, and the Zuo Zhuan.

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Entry terms

  • Archaic Chinese

Identifier

  • OCH

Notation

  • och

In other languages

  • старокитайски

    Bulgarian

  • starokineski

    Croatian

  • stará čínština

    Czech

  • oldkinesisk

    Danish

  • Oudchinees

    Dutch

  • vanahiina

    Estonian

  • muinaiskiina

    Finnish

  • chinois ancien

    French

  • Altchinesisch

    German

  • Παλαιά κινεζικά

    Greek

  • ókínai

    Hungarian

  • Sean-Sínis

    Irish

  • cinese antico

    Italian

  • senķīniešu valoda

    Latvian

  • senoji kinų

    Lithuanian

  • Ċiniż antik

    Maltese

  • starochiński

    Polish

  • chinês arcaico

    Portuguese

  • chineză veche

    Romanian

  • stará čínština

    Slovak

  • stara kitajščina

    Slovenian

  • chino antiguo

    Spanish

  • fornkinesiska

    Swedish

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/OCH

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