Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 剑林, 健林, 建林, etc.(Chinese) 劍林, 健林, 建林, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /t͡ɕjɛn.lin/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre", 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy" or 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest". Other character combinations can form this name as well.