Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 筱朋, 晓朋, 霄朋(Chinese) Meaning & History From the Chinese 筱 (xiǎo) meaning "dwarf bamboo", 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" or 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, heaven" or "clouds, mist" and 朋 (péng) meaning "friend".