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* Old Chinese refers to the form of Chinese spoken from the beginning of written records (around 1200 BC) until the 3rd century BC. | * Old Chinese refers to the form of Chinese spoken from the beginning of written records (around 1200 BC) until the 3rd century BC. | ||
* Most scholars now believe that Old Chinese lacked tones. | * Most scholars now believe that Old Chinese lacked tones. | ||
* Colloquial readings of [[Harnji]] generally descend from Old Chinese, dating back to the [[ | * [[Literary and colloquial readings of Chinese characters|Colloquial readings]] of [[Harnji]] generally descend from Old Chinese, dating back to the [[Haxn-tiaau|Han Dynasty]] (206 BC – 220 AD). | ||
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