Chinese surname

沈

The Chinese surname 沈 (Mandarin shěn, Cantonese sam2) is spelled Sim, Sum in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	shěn
Cantonese (Jyutping)	sam2
Simplified	沈
Definition (Unihan)	sink, submerge; addicted to; surname

Spelling tree of 沈

沈 is spelled 2 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Sim	Hokkien · Teochew
Sum	Cantonese

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Spellings of 沈 in Malaysia

SimSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanization
SumSpelling common in Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 岑

Character readings and definition: Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how the name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.