太史公

Etymology

 * "Sima Qian"
 * Believed to be retroactively inserted by later editors of the  into the book's text, likely by, son of Sima Qian's daughter (see 《太史公行年考》 in ).


 * "Sima Tan"
 * Honorific term used by Sima Qian when referring to his father.

Proper noun

 * 1)   Chinese historian, –
 * 2)   father of Sima Qian
 * 1)   father of Sima Qian