Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 新林, 昕林, 鑫林, 心林, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕin.lin/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 新 (xīn) meaning "new, fresh", 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning", 鑫 (xīn) meaning "wealthy, prosperous", or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest". Other character combinations are also possible.