Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 明星, 明兴, etc.(Chinese) 明星, 明興, etc.(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /miŋ.ɕiŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet" or 興 (xīng) meaning "rise, start, flourish, prosper". Other character combinations can form this name as well.