# Ssŭ - ma Chʽien — Tao Te Ching character guide

> Ssŭ - ma Chʽien in Tao Te Ching by Laozi.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Chʽien, Ssŭ - Ma Chʽien

**First appearance:** 0004-accounts-of-laozi-and-chuang-tz-given-by-ss-ma-ch-ien

## Who they are

Han dynasty historian who recorded early accounts of Laozi and Chuang Tzŭ.

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