Si-ma Qian (?si?m?? ?t???n) or Ssu-ma Ch’ienn (Biography) ?145??85 bc, Chinese historian, author of the Shih-chi, a history of China from earliest times to the 2nd century bc, usually considered the greatest historical work in ChineseCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Ssu-ma Ch’ien
Ssu-ma Ch’ien (?su?m?? ?t???n) n (Biography) a variant transliteration of Si-ma QianCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014