Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 文英, 文颖, etc.(Chinese) 文英, 文穎, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /wən.iŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip". Other character combinations can form this name as well.