Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 小娟, 小涓, 晓娟, 晓涓, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕjɑʊ̯.t͡ɕɥɛn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or 涓 (juān) meaning "brook, stream". Other character combinations can form this name as well.