Shen
Sign in to saveAlso known as 沈, Shum, Sung, Sum, Sam, Sim, Shim, Sheem
Shěn is the Mandarin Hanyu pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname .
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- family name
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- native label
- 沈
- topic's main category
- Q14498406
- described by source
- Gujin Tushu Jicheng
- writing system
- Chinese characters
- different from
- Shen
- Commons category
- Shen (surname)
- transliteration or transcription
- 심
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Romanisation
- Distribution
- Family Clans
- Origins
- Branches
- Historical figures
- Modern people with the surname
- China {{flagicon|People's Republic of China}}
- Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia & Singapore
- References
Shěn is the Mandarin Hanyu pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname .
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.
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