Save Gender Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 健生, 建生, 坚生, etc.(Chinese) 健生, 建生, 堅生, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /t͡ɕjɛn.ʂɤŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy", 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 坚 (jiān) meaning "hard, firm" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh". Other character combinations can form this name as well.