Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 子婉, 子菀, 子纨, 子湾(Chinese) Other Forms FormsZi Wan Meaning & History From the Chinese 子 (zi) meaning "child" and 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial", 菀 (wǎn) meaning "luxuriance of growth", 纨 (wán) meaning "white silk" or 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove".