Save Gender Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 孝勇, 小勇, 晓勇, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯.jʊŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" combined with 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave". Other character combinations can form this name as well.