Meanings
proper noun
- retronymA linguistic ancestor of the Chinese languages, spoken during roughly the first millennium BCE.
Synonyms: Archaic Chinese
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA linguistic ancestor of the Chinese languages, spoken during roughly the first millennium BCE.
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Ancient Greek γλῶσσα Σηρική παλαιά
- γλῶσσα Σηρική παλαιά (glôssa Sērikḗ palaiá)ancestor of the Chinese language
Chinese Mandarin 上古漢語 /上古汉语
- 上古漢語 /上古汉语 (shànggǔ hànyǔ)ancestor of the Chinese language
Finnish muinaiskiina
- muinaiskiinaancestor of the Chinese language
French chinois archaïque
- chinois archaïqueancestor of the Chinese language
German Altchinesisch
- Altchinesischancestor of the Chinese language
Greek Παλαιά Κινεζικά
- Παλαιά Κινεζικά (Palaiá Kineziká)ancestor of the Chinese language
Italian antico cinese, cinese antico
- antico cineseancestor of the Chinese language
- cinese anticoancestor of the Chinese language
Latin Lingua Sinica antiqua
- Lingua Sinica antiquaancestor of the Chinese language
Polish język starochiński
- język starochińskiancestor of the Chinese language
Russian древнекита́йский
- древнекита́йский (drevnekitájskij)ancestor of the Chinese language
Cite this entry
APA
Old Chinese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Chinese
MLA
“Old Chinese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Chinese. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Chinese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Chinese.
Source: Old Chinese on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.