Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 千漪, 千忆, 芊懿(Chinese) Other Forms FormsQian Yi Meaning & History From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" or 芊 (qiān) meaning "exuberant and vigorous foliage" and 漪 (yī) meaning "ripples, swirling", 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, memory" or 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable".