r/classicalchinese is a subreddit with 11k members. The community frequently discusses classical chinese, translation, chinese, poetry, and pronunciation, and the most common flair used is history, learning, translation, resource, and poetry.
This community is intended for those with an interest in discussing, reading, or translating Classical Chinese (a.k.a. Literary Chinese/Sinitic, or 古文/文言文) texts or analyzing historical Chinese linguistics.
Discussion of all types of Classical Chinese texts is welcome, including Confucian, Buddhist, Taoist, historical, court, or popular documents.
Popular Topics in r/classicalchinese
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Classical Chinese
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Translation
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Chinese
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#4
Poetry
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Pronunciation
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Classical
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Vietnamese
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Paleography
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Reading
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Texts
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Flair Used in r/classicalchinese
#1
History
: "A Funny Chinese Idiom “博士买驴” (Bo Shi Mai Lü)"
36 posts
#2
Learning
: "One passage, five taps — the Analects reader I promised last month is on the app store!"
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#3
Translation
: "From Volume 56, Book of Han:"
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#4
Resource
: "Early China Resource List - Part V: Texts and Philology (Translations and Studies) Part 1"
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Poetry
: "Su Shi, Selected Writings. Vol. 1"
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Prose
: "子非鱼，安知鱼之乐"
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Linguistics
: "I made a small thing you people might appreciate"
5 posts
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META
: "r/ClassicalChinese: Whatcha Readin' Wednesday Discussion - 2026-08-26"
4 posts
#9
News
: "A new community on Reddit for Early China-related content"
1 post
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Vocabulary
: "Learning those pesky 虛詞 via The Analects"
1 post
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Last updated: October 1, 2026