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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
- surname Si
- to take charge of
- to manage
- department (under a ministry)
- surname Ma
- abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4]
- horse
- CL:匹[pi3]
- horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
- knight in Western chess
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