What is Shim?

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There are various uses of the word "shim". As can be seen from the wikipedia article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shim

Here, we are concerned with the surname Shim.

In terms of syntax, there are 2 major groups using the surname Shim:

• The Korean Shim
• The Chinese Shim

Here, we are concerned with the Chinese Shim.

The Chinese root word for shim is: 沈

However, it is pronounced differently depending on the Chinese dialect. Therefore the corresponding English transliteration of the Chinese character are:

• Mandarin: Shen
• Hokkien: Sim
• Cantonese: Shum / Sum
• Hakka: Shim

Here, we are concerned with the Chinese Hakka Shim.

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