Sim (Korean surname)
Shim or Sim is a Korean surname. There are six Shim clans in Korea based in the regions of[1] Cheongsong, Pungsan, Samcheok, Buyu, Uiryeong, and Jeonju. The biggest Shim clan is Cheongsong;[1] they comprise about 85% of the all those with the surname Shim. Fourteen percent of all Korean Shims are members of the Pungsan and Samcheok clans. As of 2000, there were 252,255 people with this surname in South Korea, less than 1% of the population.
| Language(s) | Korean |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | sink |
| Region of origin | North and South Korea |
| Other names | |
| See also | Shěn |
| Shim | |
| Hangul | 심 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Sim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sim |
List of famous people
- Shim Eun-ha, actress
- Shim Hyung-rae, film maker
- Shim Eun-kyung, actress
- Shim Hyun-tak, actor
- Shim Hye-jin, actress
- Shim Eun-jin, actress & singer, member of inactive South Korean girl group Baby V.O.X
- Shim Mina, singer
- Shim Changmin, member of boyband TVXQ
- Sim Yeong, actor
- Sim Jae-won, footballer
- Sim Jake member of the group Enhypen
- Sim Soo-bong, singer
- Sim Woo-yeon, footballer
- Sim Bong-geun, archaeologist
- Shim Sang-ho
- Shim Eui-sik, ice hockey coach of Anyang Halla and Korean hockey point record holder
- Shim Hyunseong, member of Boyfriend
- Shim Hwa-jin, academic and former president of Sungshin Women's University
- Sim Sang-jung, politician
- Sim Hun, writer
- Sim Kwon-ho, Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling gold medalist
- Sim Sa-jeong, Joseon Dynasty painter
- Sim On, Joseon Dynasty government official
- Sim Woo-kyung, Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture at Korea University, Seoul
- Sim Seung-eun, member of South Korean girl group BVNDIT
- Shim Seongyoon
Cheongsong clan
The biggest clan is Cheongsong clan whose founder was General Shim hong-bu in Goryeo Dynasty.
List of Cheongsong Shim's generation names
- 19th: Ji (0지, 0之)
- 20th: Neung (능0, 能0)
- 21st: Ui (의0, 宜0)
- 22nd: Taek (0택, 0澤)
- 23rd: Sang (상0, 相0)
- 24th: Seop (0섭, 0燮)
- 25th: Jae (재0, 載0)
- 26th: Bo (0보, 0輔)
- 27th: Gyu (규0, 揆0)
- 28th: Yong (0용, 0用)
- 29th: Yeong (영0, 寧0)
- 30th: Gi (0기, 0起)
- 31st: Jang (장0, 章0)
- 32nd: Hu (0후, 0厚)
Emblem of Cheongsong Shim
The Cheongsong Shim clan has an emblem (logo). In the emblem, there are rivers, pines, and the Hanja for Shim. In Korea, rivers and pines signify human longevity. The circle was modeled on the Sun and the Moon, which symbolize that descendants will move forward, succeed, and be worthy of their ancestors.
Genealogical table
In 2002, a version of Cheongsong Shim genealogical tables was published as a book. They include 10 volumes of genealogical tables, an index, and an introduction to the history of the Cheongsong Shim clan. According to an officer of the Cheongsong Shim, they will eventually publish genealogical tables in the internet.
References
- 심 沈 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.