Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 英红, 应红, etc.(Chinese) 英紅, 應紅, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /iŋ.xʊŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 应 (yīng) meaning "agree, consent to" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush". Other character combinations can form this name as well.