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司馬談

简司马谈 · 繁司馬談

Mandarin · pinyin Sī mǎ Tán

Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷 Sī mǎ Qiān

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司: sī · take charge of, control, manage; officer
馬: Look up this written character
談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
谈: tán · talk; conversation; surname

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1–3–2 · Si1 ma3 Tan2

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