ISO 639-3

639 Identifier Documentation: zho

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Chinese [zho]

When two 639-2 codes are provided for the same language, they are to be considered synonyms. The first is from the code set for terminology applications (ISO 639-2/T) and the second is from the code set for bibliographic applications (ISO 639-2/B).
Identifier Language Name(s) Status Code Sets Equivalent(s) Scope Language Type Denotations
zho
Chinese
Active 639-2, 639-2/T, 639-3 639-1: zh
639-2/B: chi
639-2/T and 639-3: zho 		Macrolanguage Living Ethnologue, Glottolog, Wikipedia

Chinese is a macrolanguage.

For a listing of the languages that are members of the macrolanguage Chinese, see the documentation for the equivalent 639-3 code, namely [zho].
Macrolanguage Individual Languages
Identifier Reference Name
zho Chinese
Identifier Reference Name Status
cdo Min Dong Chinese Active
cjy Jinyu Chinese Active
cmn Mandarin Chinese Active
cnp Northern Ping Chinese Active
cpx Pu-Xian Chinese Active
csp Southern Ping Chinese Active
czh Huizhou Chinese Active
czo Min Zhong Chinese Active
gan Gan Chinese Active
hak Hakka Chinese Active
hnm Hainanese Active
hsn Xiang Chinese Active
luh Leizhou Chinese Active
lzh Literary Chinese Active
mnp Min Bei Chinese Active
nan Min Nan Chinese Active
sjc Shaojiang Chinese Active
wuu Wu Chinese Active
yue Yue Chinese Active

Code Change History

Change Request Number Status Effective Date Change Type Change Attribute New Value
2021-045 Adopted 2024-10-15 Update Membership Add [luh] Leizhou Chinese, [hnm] Hainanese
2019-059 Adopted 2024-10-15 Update Membership Add [sjc] Shaojiang Chinese
2019-065 Rejected 2020-01-23 Update Membership Remove [czh] Huizhou Chinese, [hsn] Xiang Chinese, [nan] Min Nan Chinese, [wuu] Wu Chinese
2019-065 Rejected 2020-01-23 Update Membership Add Shaojiang Min Chinese [sjc], Hainan Min Chinese [nzq], Leizhou Min Chinese [nzl], Datian Min Chinese [nzn], Chaoshan Min Chinese [nzc], Hokkien Chinese [nzh]
2019-065 Rejected 2020-01-23 Update Membership Add Jishe Hui Chinese [hcs], Xiuyi Hui Chinese [hcx], Qide Hui Chinese [hcq], Jingzhan Hui Chinese [hcj], Yanzhou Hui Chinese [hcy]
2019-065 Rejected 2020-01-23 Update Membership Add Taizhou Wu Chinese [wct], Wuzhou Wu Chinese [wcw], Xuanzhou Wu Chinese [wcx], Chuqu Wu Chinese [wcc], Oujiang Chinese [wco]
2019-065 Rejected 2020-01-23 Update Membership Add Chiangyi Xiang Chinese [cxc], Loushao Xiang Chinese [cxl], Jixu Xiang Chinese [cxj], Hengzhou Xiang Chinese [cxh], Yongquan Xiang Chinese [cxy]
2019-065 Adopted 2020-01-23 Update Membership Add Northern Pinghua [cnp] and Southern Pinghua [[csp]
2008-089 Adopted 2009-01-16 Update Membership Add Literary Chinese [lzh]