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志明

Zhi Ming
zhì míng
Having a strong will and lofty aspirations. · clear and enlightened — understanding
胸怀大志,意志坚定,追求理想。 · 明亮智慧,通透明达
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Theme: classic · strong · wisdom · light
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What each character carries 逐字小传

Not a dictionary entry: what the character has meant in Chinese names, with the original line it comes from. Every quotation below is matched character-for-character against a versioned corpus shipped with this site. Where a page names a character's origin, that line is our own paraphrase of the standard dictionaries — it is not a quotation, and it carries no book title for that reason.

志zhì · A
tier A

心之所向;志向、意志。

Where the heart is pointed — intention, and the will that keeps it pointed.

3 处原典 · 2 部典籍 · 全部可核

不可夺 The one thing that cannot be taken

三军可夺帅也,匹夫不可夺志也。

An army can be deprived of its general; a common man cannot be deprived of his will.

论语 · 子罕篇 · our translation
For two thousand years this is the line Chinese reaches for when talking about backbone. 两千多年里,中国人说「骨气」时引的就是这一句。名字用「志」,分量全在这里。
志于道 What the will is pointed at matters

志于道,据于德,依于仁,游于艺。

Set your will on the Way, hold to virtue, lean on humaneness, and move freely in the arts.

论语 · 述而篇 · our translation
Four verbs in a row. Setting the will is the first move, not the whole of it. 四个动词排成一句:先是「志」,然后是「据」「依」「游」。立志不是终点,是起点那一格。
气之帅 The will leads

夫志,气之帅也;气,体之充也。

The will is the commander of the vital energy; that energy fills the body.

孟子 · 公孫丑上 · our translation
Mencius puts the will in command: not the strongest person goes furthest, but the one who knows where. 孟子把「志」放在统帅的位置:不是力气最大的人走最远,是知道往哪走的人。
志气弘志笃志志远志清志明志行
In a name

Direction, not ambition.

「志」是方向,不是野心。

明míng · A
tier A

光亮;引申为明白、彰明、使显。

Bright — light itself, and by extension to see clearly, to make something visible.

3 处原典 · 3 部典籍 · 全部可核

明德 Making the good visible

大学之道,在明明德,在亲民,在止于至善。

The way of great learning is to make bright the bright virtue, to renew the people, and to rest in the highest good.

大学 · 大学 · our translation
The first 明 is a verb: to bring an inherited virtue into the light. Not cleverness — visibility. 第一个「明」是动词:把本来就有的德照亮。名字用「明」,最常取的就是这一层——不是聪明,是让好东西显出来。
明辨 Seeing the difference

博学之,审问之,慎思之,明辨之,笃行之。

Learn broadly, question closely, think carefully, distinguish clearly, and act earnestly.

中庸 · 中庸 · our translation
The fourth of five steps: after learning, asking and thinking, you still have to be able to tell things apart — and then to act. 五个动词的第四步。学、问、思之后仍可能糊涂,「明辨」是分得清;最后还要「笃行」。
启明 The star before dawn

子兴视夜,明星有烂。

He rises and looks at the night: the bright star is shining.

诗经 · 女曰鸡鸣 · our translation
The bright star is Venus, at its most brilliant just before daybreak — light that arrives before the light. 「明星」是启明星(金星),天将亮未亮时最亮的那颗。名字里的「明」也常取这一层:先于天亮的光。
明月明德启明明远明轩明诚明哲明川
In a name

Two things: light, and the ability to see by it.

「明」给名字的是两样:光,和看得清。

引文校验:6/6 条在语料库中逐字命中(论语 · 孟子 · 大学 · 中庸 · 诗经 · 楚辞 · 全唐诗)。 没有可靠原典的字,我们宁可写「没有」。

How it sounds 怎么念

Mandarin is tonal: the same letters said on a different pitch are a different word. The line below is the pitch you actually travel while saying the name.

zhìT4 · míngT2
zhìmíng
Toneszhì falling, míng rising
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Is it a real name? 有多真

We checked it against a corpus of 1,142,000 real Chinese names — this is not a combination invented for the page.

The pair 「明」 appears in 450 real names
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Meaning & imagery30.0/30
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Naturalness20.0/20
Name + surname11.0/15
Writing10.0/10

FAQ 常见问题

How do I say 志明?
zhì míng. Tones: zhì falling, míng rising.
What does it mean?
志 — Having a strong will and lofty aspirations.; 明 — clear and enlightened — understanding
Is it a real, usable name?
The pair "明" appears in 450 of 1,142,000 real Chinese names.
Read together

will · bright, clear — taken as one scene rather than three separate definitions.

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