Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 娴旎, 显霓(Chinese) Other Forms FormsXian Ni Meaning & History From the Chinese 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 显 (xiǎn) meaning "manifest; evident, clear" and 旎 (nǐ) meaning "fluttering of flag; romantic" or 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow".