Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 小华, 孝华, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕjɑʊ̯.xwɑ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese". Other character combinations can form this name as well.