Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 建新, 健新, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /t͡ɕjɛn.ɕin/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy" combined with 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new". Other character combinations can form this name as well.