Talk:Sioxngkor Harnguo

• 中国历代语音变化 Phonetic Change of Chinese

Old Chinese

• 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.
• Colloquial readings of Harnji generally descend from Old Chinese, dating back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD).