Save Gender Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 晓康, 小康, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕjɑʊ̯.kʰɑŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" or 小 (xiào) meaning "small" combined with 康 (kāng) meaning "peaceful, quiet". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.