Shěn - Wikipedia 沈 is romanised as Sum, Sem, Sam, Sham, or Shum in Cantonese; Sim in Hokkien Teochew; Shim (심) in Hakka and in Korean; and Thẩm Trầm in Vietnamese The family name can also be written as "Shin" or "Sin" as well
沈 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Etymology 1 [edit] Expand For pronunciation and definitions of 沈 – see 瀋 (“ liquid; juice; to pour; etc ”) (This character is the simplified form of 瀋)