Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 晓明, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɕjɑʊ̯.miŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak, know, understand" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear". Other character combinations can form this name as well.