Template:Chinese language
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| First level categories | Mandarin | Wu | Cantonese | Min | Hakka | Xiang | Gan | |||
| Often accepted first-level categories: | ||||
| Unclassified: | ||||
| Subcategories of Mandarin: | Northeastern | Beijing | Ji-Lu | Jiao-Liao | Zhongyuan | Lan-Yin | Southwestern | Jianghuai | |||
| Subcategories of Min: | Min Bei | Min Dong | Min Nan | Min Zhong | Puxian | Qiong Wen | Shaojiang | |||
| Ausbausprachen: | Standard Mandarin | (Taiwanese Mandarin) | Standard Cantonese | Dungan | |||
| Comprehensive list of Chinese dialects | Identification of the varieties of Chinese | ||||
| Historical phonology: | Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Proto-Min | Proto-Mandarin | Haner | |||
| Written varieties | ||||
| Official written varieties: | Classical Chinese | Vernacular Chinese | |||
| Other varieties: | Written Vernacular Cantonese | |||