Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 文林, 文琳, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /wən.lin/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem". Other character combinations can form this name as well.