Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 红兰, 虹兰, etc.(Chinese) 紅蘭, 虹蘭, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /xʊŋ.lan/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant". Other character combinations can form this name as well.