Save Type Country Usage Chinese Scripts 英国(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /iŋ.kwɔ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 英 (Yīng), a shortened form of 英格蘭 (Yīnggélán) or 英吉利 (Yīngjílì), both names for England, and 国 (guó) meaning "country". This is the modern Chinese name for England.