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司马懿

Sī mǎ Yì

3-character word Traditional 司馬懿

What 司马懿 means

1. Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty

The characters in 司马懿

• 司sīto take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 懿yì(literary) exemplary; virtuous

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