Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 红艳, 红彦, 紅艳, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /xʊŋ.jɛn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 红 or 紅 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned". Other character combinations can form this name as well.