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司马迁

Sī mǎ Qiān

3-character word Traditional 司馬遷

What 司马迁 means

1. Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian {史记|Shǐ jì}, known as the father of Chinese historiography

The characters in 司马迁

• 司sīto take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 迁qiānto move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc)