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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 司马迁
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 司马迁 | sī mǎ qiān | - 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 |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 75,663 | 29,772 | 37,280 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 司 | sī | - surname Si |
| 司 | sī | - to take charge of - to manage - department (under a ministry) |
| 马 | mǎ | - surname Ma - abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4] |
| 马 | mǎ | - horse - CL:匹[pi3] - horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess - knight in Western chess |
| 迁 | qiān | - to move - to shift - to change (a position or location etc) - to promote |
Other Words Containing 司马迁
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 司马迁 | - | - | 75,663 | 29,772 | 37,280 |