Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 高生, 高升, 高圣, etc.(Chinese) 高生, 高升, 高聖, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /kaʊ̯.ʂəŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 高 (gāo) meaning "tall, high" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh", 升 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascend" or 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred". Other character combinations can form this name as well.