Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 建英, 建瀛, 剑英, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /t͡ɕjɛn.iŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" or 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 瀛 (yíng) meaning "ocean, sea". Other character combinations can form this name as well.