Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 晓义, 晓毅, 晓一, etc.(Chinese) 曉義, 曉毅, 曉一, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕjɑʊ̯.i/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness", 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm" or 一 (yī) meaning "one". Other character combinations can form this name as well.