Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 丹鹦, 丹樱, 丹荧(Chinese) Other Forms FormsDan Ying Meaning & History From the Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" and 鹦 (yīng) meaning "parrot", 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" or 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer; shining, dazzling".