Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 秀民, 秀敏, ect.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕi̯oʊ̯.min/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp". Other character combinations can form this name as well.