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Sima (simplified Chinese: 司马; traditional Chinese: 司馬; pinyin: Sīmǎ; Wade–Giles: Ssu-ma) is a Chinese family name. Unlike most single-character Chinese family names it is one of the rare two-character family names. It is an occupation name literally meaning control (sī) horses (mǎ). The surname originated from one of the offices of the Three Excellencies of the Zhou Dynasty.
