Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 颂妍, 松燕(Chinese) Other Forms FormsSong Yan Meaning & History From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "laud, acclaim, hymn, ode" or 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".