Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Draw a character Search 2 entries. sīmǎqiān 司马迁 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 sīmǎqiān 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