This is a basic library entry. The longer editorial profile for this name is still being expanded.
Míng Yán
Character by character
Why it works
bright, clear; words, speech
Sound
The pinyin is Míng Yán. Say it slowly, then at normal speed. If a tone feels difficult, practice the syllable alone before putting the full name together. A Chinese speaker will usually understand an imperfect tone in context, but the closer you get, the more natural the name feels.
How to introduce it
“My Chinese name is 明言. 明 — bright, clear; 言 — words, speech.”
A common full-name pattern would be 李明言 (Lǐ Míng Yán), using the surname 李. You can also use no surname at all.
This page is editorial. A name can be a good fit even if it is not in our corpus; use the name checker for an existing name, or the Finder for a new one.