Classical Chinese
language 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
Summary
Classical Chinese is a written language[1]. It draws 1,462 Wikipedia views per month (written_language category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- Classical Chinese's instance of is recorded as written language[3].
- Classical Chinese's instance of is recorded as historical language[4].
- Classical Chinese's instance of is recorded as written language[5].
- Classical Chinese's instance of is recorded as language variety[6].
- Classical Chinese is a type of written Chinese language[7].
- Classical Chinese's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters[8].
- Classical Chinese's Commons category is recorded as Classical Chinese language[9].
- Classical Chinese's Wikimedia language code is recorded as lzh[10].
- Classical Chinese's said to be the same as is recorded as Q55744058[11].
- Classical Chinese's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.5, 'lon': 116}[12].
- Classical Chinese's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Classical Chinese[13].
- Classical Chinese's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Literary Chinese language[14].
- Classical Chinese's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[15].
- Classical Chinese's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '文言文'}[16].
- Classical Chinese's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'os', 'text': 'классикон китайаг'}[17].
- Classical Chinese's different from is recorded as Traditional Chinese[18].
- Classical Chinese's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/LZH[19].
- Classical Chinese's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q55744058[20].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include written language[3], historical language[4], and language variety[6]. Classical Chinese is a type of written Chinese language[7].
Why It Matters
Classical Chinese draws 1,462 Wikipedia views per month (written_language category, ranking #2 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]