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司馬遷

简司马迁 · 繁司馬遷

Mandarin · pinyin Sī mǎ Qiān

Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記 Shǐ jì, known as the father of Chinese historiography

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司: sī · take charge of, control, manage; officer
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马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
迁: qiān · move, shift, change; transfer; relocate a capital city

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1–3–1 · Si1 ma3 Qian1

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