&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:%E5%8F%B8%E9%A6%AC%E5%A7%93_-_%E6%A5%B7%E4%BD%93.svg) Sima in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Sīmǎ (Pinyin) Su-má (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Chinese language |
| Word/name | One of the offices of the Zhou dynasty's Three Excellencies |
| Meaning | horse master |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Sima (Mandarin) Suma (Hokkien) Sma (English) |
| See also | Szema |
Sima ([sɹ̩́mà], simplified Chinese: 司马; traditional Chinese: 司馬; pinyin: Sīmǎ; Wade–Giles: Ssu-ma) is a Chinese family name. It is one of the rare two-character Chinese family names; most Chinese family names consist of only a single character. It is an occupational surname, literally meaning "control" (sī) "horses" (mǎ), or "horse officer". The family name originated from one of the offices of the Zhou dynasty.