Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 孝囡, 小囡, 潇囡, 笑囡, 笑南(Chinese) Other Forms FormsXiao Nan Meaning & History From the Chinese 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 潇 (xiāo) meaning "sound of beating wind and rain" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter" or 南 (nán) meaning "south".