Save Gender Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 业明, 叶明, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /jɛ.miŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 业 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements" or 叶 (yè) meaning "leaf" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear". Other character combinations can form this name as well.