Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 姝勤, 淑勤, 曙琴(Chinese) Other Forms FormsShu Qin Meaning & History From the Chinese 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl", 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" or 曙 (shǔ) meaning "bright, light of rising sun" and 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" or 琴 (qín), a Chinese lute.