太史公 tài shǐ gōng

Grand Scribe; Sima Qian’s self-title

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司马迁sī mǎ qiān refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史记shǐ jì

Characters

Character Meaning
太 tài HSK 1
too (much); very; extremely
史 shǐ HSK 3
history; surname Shi; annals
公 gōng HSK 2
public; fair; just