Chinese words pronounced ming (any tone) 17 words, in the 3 tones ming is read in. míng (2nd tone) 15 words 名(míng) name 明(míng) bright 鸣(míng) cry 洺(míng) name of a river 冥(míng) dark 铭(míng) engrave 茗(míng) Thea sinensis 螟(míng) boring insect 眳(míng) space between the eyebrows and the eyelashes 瞑(míng) close 溟(míng) drizzle 暝(míng) dark 名(míng) name 明(míng) bright 鳴(míng) cry 洺(míng) name of a river 冥(míng) dark 銘(míng) engrave 茗(míng) Thea sinensis 螟(míng) boring insect 眳(míng) space between the eyebrows and the eyelashes 瞑(míng) close 溟(míng) drizzle 暝(míng) dark All 15 words pronounced míng mǐng (3rd tone) 1 words 酩(mǐng) used in 酩酊 mǐngdǐng 酩(mǐng) used in 酩酊 mǐngdǐng mìng (4th tone) 1 words 命(mìng) life 命(mìng) life Often confused with ming min in any tone 26 words