Shim or Sim is a Korean surname. There are six Shim clans in Korea based in the regions of

Cheongsong Cheongsong County (or Cheongsong-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Administrative divisions Cheongsong is divided into 1 eup and 7 myeon. Climate Cheongsong has a humid continental climate (Köppen: ''Dwa''), but can ...

, Pungsan,

Samcheok Samcheok () is a city in Gangwon-do, South Korea. History Ancient age & Three Kingdom * It was called "Siljikguk or Siljikgokguk" * 102 under the rule of Silla ( Pasa 23rd) * 468 under the rule of Goguryeo ( Jangsu 56th) * 505 The name changed ...

, Buyu, Uiryeong, and Jeonju. The biggest Shim clan is

; they comprise about 85% of all those with the surname Shim. Fourteen percent of all Korean Shims are members of the Pungsan and

clans. As of 2000, there were 252,255 people with this surname in

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, less than 1% of the population.

Notable people with the surname

* Shim On (1375–1419), Joseon period government official and father of Queen Soheon * Shim Sa-jeong (1707–1769), Joseon period painter * Shim Eun-ha, South Korean actress * Shim Hyung-rae, South Korean former comedian and filmmaker * Shim Eun-kyung, South Korean actress * Shim Hyung-tak, South Korean actor * Shim Hye-jin, South Korean actress and model *

Shim Eun-jin Shim Eun-jin ( ko, 심은진; born February 6, 1981) is a South Korean singer and actress. She was a member of South Korean girl group Baby V.O.X. Career Shim Eun-jin launched her singing career in 1998 as a member of Baby V.O.X, one of the ...

, South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group Baby Vox * Shim Mina, South Korean singer * Shim Chang-min, South Korean singer and member of boy band

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* Sim Jae-won, South Korean footballer * Sim Soo-bong, South Korean singer * Sim Woo-yeon, South Korean footballer * Sim Bong-geun, South Korean archaeologist and university professor * Shim Sang-ho, South Korean businessman * Shim Eui-sik, South Korean former professional ice hockey forward and Korean hockey point record holder * Shim Hwa-jin, South Korean academic and former president of Sungshin Women's University * Sim Sang-jung, South Korean politician * Sim Hun (1901–1936), South Korean writer * Sim Kwon-ho, South Korean Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling gold medalist

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

Shim clan's emblem depicts 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

Shim genealogical tables was published as a book. It includes 10 volumes of genealogical tables, an

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, and an introduction to the history of the

Shim clan. According to an officer of the

Shim, they will eventually publish other genealogical tables on the

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Family feud

When the tomb of Yun Gwan was rediscovered in the 18th century, it sparked a 300-year-old family feud between the Yun and Shim clans. The reason for the feud was because a member of the Shim clan was buried uphill from Yun Gwan's tomb, destroying part of the original tomb in the process. The feud was finally settled in 2008.

References

External links

Homepage of Cheongsong Shim Clan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shim (Korean Name) Korean-language surnames