Literary Chinese
lzh
Literary Chinese
is a language
.
It is written using the
Han (Traditional variant)
script.
Its BCP 47 language code is lzh.
Writing Systems Used for Literary Chinese
Frequently Asked Questions
What alphabet or script does Literary Chinese use?
Literary Chinese is written using the Han (Traditional variant) script (ISO 15924 code: Hant). Han (Traditional variant) is written left-to-right.
What direction is Literary Chinese written?
Literary Chinese is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
What is the language code for Literary Chinese?
The BCP 47 language code for Literary Chinese is "lzh". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.
Language Facts
- BCP 47 Code
- lzh
- ISO 639-3
- lzh
- Status
- historical
- Scripts
- 1
- Primary Script
- Han (Traditional variant)
Other Han (Traditional variant) Languages
Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.