Pronunciation

• The first name 修明 (Xiuming) is pronounced approximately as "Shee-oo-ming."
• The surname 張 (Zhang) is pronounced roughly as "Jang."

What does the name mean?

• 修 (Xiu) is my generation name in the Family.
• 明 (Ming) is the given name, literally meaning "bright" and "wise."
• When put together, 修明 (Xiuming) in Ancient Chinese means "honest and enlightened (of a government)" or "phenomenal (of knowledge or demeanor)."

My Name in Chinese Classical Prose

崔鑒，字神具，博陵安平人。父綽，少孤，學行修明，有名於世。
—— 魏書 • 崔鑒傳

水淵深廣，則龍魚生之；
山林茂盛，則禽獸歸之；
禮義修明，則君子怀之。
故禮及身而行修，禮及國而政明。
—— 韓詩外傳

風政修明，流愛于人，在事七年，道不拾遺。
—— 後漢書