Shěn
| Pronunciation | Shěn (Mandarin) Sim (Hokkien) Sim (Teochew) Shum (Cantonese) Shim (Hakka) Shim (Korean) [심] Thẩm (Vietnamese) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Meaning | to sink |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Sam, Sheem, Sum, Sham, Shin, Sin |
| See also | Shum, Shim |
Shěn is the Mandarin Hanyu pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname 沈.
Shen is the 14th surname in the Song-era Hundred Family Surnames also colloquially known as the "common Chinese person" in text & sentences. Ranking 沈 as 14th during the Song Dynasty was given by prominence of the family and not the numerical count of members of the family at that time.