Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 杏银, 星吟(Chinese) Other Forms FormsXing Yin Meaning & History From the Chinese 杏 (xìng) meaning "apricot, almond" or 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light" and 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth" or 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry".