司馬遷 sī mǎ qiān

DEFINITIONS

  1. Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography

CHARACTERS

司 sī
HSK 2
take charge of, control, manage; officer
馬 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
遷 qiān move, shift, change; transfer