司马迁 Traditional 司馬遷 Sī mǎ Qiān 🔊 Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty… + Review this word Meanings Sī mǎ Qiān name 司馬遷 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 Its characters 司sīto take charge of马mǎhorseHSK 3迁qiānto moveHSK 7–9