Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 希然, 熙然, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕi.ɻan/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, strive" or 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" combined with 然 (rán) meaning "right, correct". Other character combinations can form this name as well.