Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 红梅, 红妹, 红美, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /xʊŋ.meɪ̯/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful". Other character combinations can form this name as well.