Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 照民, 兆民, 召民, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ʈ͡ʂaʊ̯.min/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 照 (zhào) meaning "shine, illumine, reflect", 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen" or 召 (zhào) meaning "call together, convene, summon" combined with 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens". Other character combinations can form this name as well.