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Preferred term

ochOld Chinese  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Old Chinese , also called Archaic Chinese in older works, refers to the form of Chinese spoken from the beginning of written records (around 1200 BC) until the 3rd century BC. The earliest inscriptions are undoubtedly Chinese, but are limited in scope and not fully understood.

Entry terms

  • Chinese, Old

ISO 639-3 code

  • och

Notation

  • och

In other languages

  • Chinois archaïque

    French

  • Altchinesische Sprache

    German

  • Cinese antico

    Italian

  • Portuguese

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/och

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