| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 明 | míng | clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty | |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize | |
| 明報 | 明报 | míng bào | Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong) |
| 明朝 | Míng cháo | Ming Dynasty | |
| 明代 | míng dài | the Ming Dynasty | |
| 明德鎮 | 明德镇 | míng dé zhèn | Middlebury (name of town in Vermont) |
| 明洞聖堂 | 明洞圣堂 | Míng dòng shèng táng | Myeongdong Cathedral |
| 明多陸安 | 明多陆安 | Míng duō lù ān | Mindolluin |
| 明和 | míng hé | Meiwa | |
| 明膠 | 明胶 | míng jiāo | gelatin |
| 明淨 | 明净 | míng jìng | bright and clean; luminous |
| 明鏡 | 明镜 | Míng jìng | Der Spiegel |
| 明朗 | míng lǎng | bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful | |
| 明亮 | míng liàng | brightness | |
| 明膫 | míng liáo | manifest | |
| 明媚 | míng mèi | bright and beautiful | |
| 明明 | míng míng | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly | |
| 明目張膽 | 明目张胆 | míng mù zhāng dǎn | frank and unscrupulous |
| 明尼蘇達 | 明尼苏达 | Míng ní sū dá | Minnesota |
| 明尼蘇達州 | 明尼苏达州 | Míng ní sū dá zhōu | Minnesota |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year | |
| 明確 | 明确 | míng què | clear-cut; definite; make clear; clear |
| 明仁 | Míng rén | Akihito (emporer of Japan) | |
| 明日 | míng rì | tomorrow | |
| 明水 | Míng shuǐ | (N) Mingshui (place in Heilongjiang) | |
| 明斯克 | míng sī kè | Minsk (capital of Belarus) | |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow | |
| 明文 | míng wén | (laws, rules, etc) state in writing | |
| 明文規定 | 明文规定 | míng wén guī dìng | expressly stipulated (in writing) |
| 明晰 | míng xī | (n) clarity | |
| 明溪 | Míng xī | (N) Mingxi (place in Fujian) | |
| 明顯 | 明显 | míng xiǎn | clear; distinct; obvious |
| 明顯的句法線索 | 明显的句法线索 | míng xiǎn de jù fǎ xiàn suǒ | explicit syntactic cue |
| 明信片 | míng xìn piàn | postcard | |
| 明星 | míng xīng | star; celebrity | |
| 明言 | míng yán | pronounced | |
| 明應 | 明应 | Míng yīng | Meio |
| 明智 | míng zhì | sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious | |
| 明治 | Míng zhì | Meiji Period | |
| 明治維新 | 明治维新 | Míng zhì wéi xīn | Meiji Restoration |
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