Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 金莲, 金连, etc.(Chinese) 金蓮, 金連, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /t͡ɕin.ljɛn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily" or 连 (lián) meaning "link, join, connect". Other character combinations can form this name as well.