Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 兆铭, 兆明, 朝明, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯.miŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 兆 (zhào) meaning "omen, sign" or 朝 (zhāo) meaning "morning" combined with 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear". Other character combinations can form this name as well.