Chinese name syllable
Syllable Sim
- 心heart; mind
- 森densely forested; abundant
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters心森
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Sim in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Sim is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien, Teochew or Hakka, for example 心 'heart; mind' or 森 'densely forested'.
Possible characters for Sim
This spelling is common in Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka romanization.
- 心
heart; mind
Hokkien sim / Teochew sim1 / Hakka sîm
- 森
densely forested; abundant
Hokkien sim / Teochew sim1
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Sim
Sim is a Chinese name syllable that matches the Hokkien and Teochew reading sim, and the Hakka reading sîm of 心. It can stand for 心 (heart; mind) or 森 (densely forested; abundant). Sim is also a common surname spelling, but this page treats it as a given-name syllable. The actual meaning depends on the character the family chose.
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka |
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Sim
Sources
- Wiktionary: 心 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 森 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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