Save Gender Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 志明, 枝明, 治明, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ʈ͡ʂi.miŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 枝 (zhī) meaning "branch, limb" or 治 (zhì) meaning "rule, govern" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear". Other character combinations can form this name as well.