惜（xi）
Name meaning
惜 (Xi) carries cherishing, valuing and the instinct to treat what matters as precious. In a name it suggests tenderness, care and a temperament that does not take people or time lightly.
Practical naming use
惜 (Xi) is useful when a name needs to cherish, value deeply rather than a generic pleasant sound. Its register is gentle, virtue, so it can support a girl name that feels culturally legible, visually compact and easy to explain. The character should be paired with a second character that gives the image a human scene: learning, calm action, public responsibility, graceful movement or long-range aspiration.
Pair 惜 (Xi) with characters that soften or complete its core image. Bright partners make it more optimistic; scholarly partners make it more literate; water or nature partners make it calmer; virtue partners make it more formal.
惜安 (Xian): Xi contributes to cherish, value deeply; An adds peace, safety.
Reference
Xin Qiji · Mo Yu Er
Historical / name-use references
惜春 (Xichun)
Character in Dream of the Red Chamber; 惜 (Xi) appears in a literary feminine name.