Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 海晏, 海燕, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /xɛ.jɛn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 晏 (yàn) meaning "quiet, peaceful, tranquil, late" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)". Other character combinations can form this name as well.