Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 金, 锦, 津, etc. (Chinese) Pronounced Pron. CHEEN Meaning & History From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 津 (jīn) meaning "ferry". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.