Gender Feminine Usage Korean Scripts 영희(Korean Hangul) 英姬, 英嬉, 泳姬, etc.(Korean Hanja) Pronounced Pron. YUNG-YEE Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 泳 (yeong) meaning "dive, swim" combined with 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty" or 嬉 (hui) meaning "enjoy, play". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.