Zu Xin (: 祖辛, born Zi Dan , was a Shang Dynasty King of China.
In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the fourteenth Shang king, succeeding his Father Zu Yi . He was enthroned in the year of Wuzi with Bi as his capital. He ruled for about 16 years before his death. He was given the posthumous name Zu Xin and was succeeded by his younger brother Wo Jia .
Oracle script inscriptions on unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the thirteenth Shang king.
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