Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 秀勤, 秀琴, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕjoʊ̯.t͡ɕʰin/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with 勤 (qín) meaning "diligent, hardworking, frequent" or 琴 (qín) meaning "zither, lute". Other character combinations can form this name as well.