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Throughout the world, 慎 (慎 , 신 , Shèn) is a common largely male, but uncommonly feminine forename. The first name 慎 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently feminine name, and South Korea, where it is a rare masculine name. More frequently, 慎 is the last name as well as the forename.
慎 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Huang Xin , the Water Margin character and Bao Xin , the fictional Han dynasty general, figure in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.