KnowraClassical ChineseLinked fromLinked fromThe 47 pages that link to Classical Chinese, each with the reason it gives.All 47Broader topic 1Related 31Narrower topic 5Compared with 10Mandarin ChineseCompared with: Mandarin is a modern spoken language, while Classical Chinese is a historical literary register.New Culture MovementCompared with: Its prestige and conventions were the principal target of literary reform.Lu XunCompared with: The shift away from this literary register was central to the reform he supported.HangulCompared with: Hangul offered Koreans a writing system distinct from the Chinese characters used in learned writing.Sinitic languagesCompared with: Its shared written tradition differs from the diverse spoken Sinitic languages.Vernacular ChineseCompared with: Vernacular reform defined itself against this established written standard.Standard ChineseCompared with: Standard Chinese draws its grammar from modern vernacular rather than Classical Chinese.Chinese writingCompared with: Its grammar and style differ sharply from contemporary written Chinese.Classical JapaneseCompared with: It strongly influenced Japanese learning and writing while remaining distinct from Japanese.Chinese vernacular fictionCompared with: Vernacular fiction developed in contrast to the prestige and conventions of this literary register.