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  • The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 BCE) (especially the Spring and Autumn Period), through to the end of the Han Dynasty (220 CE). In Chinese, ??||Ancient Writing|lang=zh|sc=Hani or, formally, ????||Classical Chinese|lang=zh|sc=Hani. The language of many classics of Chinese literature.
  • The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 BCE) to the early 20th century.

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