Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 娴莉, 贤丽, 先鹂(Chinese) Other Forms FormsXian Li Meaning & History From the Chinese 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined", 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good" or 先 (xiān) meaning "first" and 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 鹂 (lí) meaning "Chinese oriole".