太史公 tài shǐ gōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]

CHARACTERS

太 tài
HSK 1
very, too, much; big; extreme
史 shǐ
HSK 3
history, chronicle, annals
公 gōng
HSK 2
fair, equitable; public; duke