| 100% | HAN | 3 | Chinese dynasty of 2,000 years ago |
| 82% | LIAO | 4 | Chinese dynasty of 1,000 years ago |
| 73% | TANG | 4 | Chinese dynasty of 1,200 years ago |
| 73% | LIAO | 4 | Chinese dynasty of a thousand years ago |
| 54% | HAN | 3 | Chinese dynasty 2000 years ago |
| 54% | SUNG | 4 | Chinese dynasty a thousand years ago |
| 54% | LIAO | 4 | Chinese dynasty a thousand years ago |
| 48% | HAN | 3 | 2,000-year-old Chinese dynasty |
| 46% | BCE | 3 | More than 2,000 years ago, for short |
| 40% | CHOU | 4 | Chinese dynasty before the birth of Christ |
| 40% | HAN | 3 | Chinese dynasty at the time of Christ |
| 40% | CHOU | 4 | Chinese dynasty during the time of Confucius |
| 40% | HAN | 3 | Chinese dynasty during the time of Christ |
| 40% | HSIA | 4 | 4,000-year-old Chinese dynasty |
| 38% | THEDOG | 6 | Year of __; canine Chinese zodiac sign |
| 37% | ICEAGE | 6 | It ended about 10,000 years ago |
| 37% | FENGSHUI | 8 | Chinese principle of furniture arrangement: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RAT | 3 | Year of the ___ (2020, in the Chinese zodiac) |
| 37% | EOCENE | 6 | Epoch of 50 million years ago |
| 37% | PANGAEA | 7 | Supercontinent of 200 million years ago |
| 36% | DII | 3 | First year of the Liang dynasty |
| 36% | RAT | 3 | Year of the ____ (2020, as per the Chinese calendar) |
| 35% | META | 4 | "We ___ few years ago": ("We got introduced a while back") 2 wds. |
| 35% | PANGAEA | 7 | Supercontinent of 200+ million years ago |
| 35% | HAN | 3 | Chinese dynasty from 206 BC until AD 220 including the Xin interregnum of Wang Mang |
| 34% | FESTIVAL | 8 | The Lantern __ marks the end of Chinese New Year |
| 34% | OLD | 3 | From thousands of years ago |
| 33% | FAYEDUNAWAY | 11 | She was Bonnie in "Bonnie and Clyde," which was released 50 years ago: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer/actor who was born 100 years ago today: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JANISJOPLIN | 11 | Rock/blues singer who performed "To Love Somebody" at Woodstock 50 years ago: 2 wds. |