Name Mingwu Gender Masculine Usage Chinese Scripts 明武, 明悟, 明伍, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /miŋ.u/ Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified Meaning & History From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial", 悟 (wù) meaning "enlightenment, awakening" or 伍 (wǔ) meaning "troop of five soldiers". Other character combinations can form this name as well.