| | (Ming dynasty) Tianjin garrison; historical name of Tianjin 天津 | |
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| | see 南京市 / Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368–1421) and of the Republic of China (1927–1937 and 1946–1949) | |
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| | to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫｜刘伯温) / (fig.) to play music | |
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| | Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武 | |
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| | "Journey to the West", a Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩｜吴承恩, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, also known as "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey" | |
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| | Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc | |
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| | Zheng He (1371-1433), famous early Ming dynasty admiral and explorer | |
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| | Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God | |
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| | Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc | |
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| | History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉｜张廷玉 in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls | |
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| | (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards / (also an official title in earlier dynasties) | |
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| | Feng Menglong (1574-1646), late Ming dynasty novelist writing in colloquial (baihua), author of Stories Old and New 古今小說｜古今小说 | |
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| | Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學｜心学 | |
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| | Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall | |
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| | Xu Wei (1521-1593), Ming dynasty Chinese painter and author | |
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| | Xu Xiake (1587-1641), Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer, author of Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries 徐霞客遊記｜徐霞客游记 | |
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| | Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅 | |
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| | form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty | |
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| | copper coin of the Ming and Qing Dynasties | |
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| | eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties | |
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| | Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician | |
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| | Shi Lang (1621–1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties | |
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| | Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer | |
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| | sliced bread (loanword from "toast") / government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties | |
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| | Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史 and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典 | |
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| | Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初｜凌蒙初 | |
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| | Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860) | |
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| | Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty | |
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| | Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing | |
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| | Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician in the Ming dynasty | |
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| | History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls | |
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| | Yang Shouren (1912-2005), PRC agricultural scientist / Yang Shouren (16th century), Ming dynasty scholar | |
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| | Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee | |
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| | Ling Mengchu (1580–1644), Ming dynasty short story writer and playwright | |
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| | Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) | |
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| | Ming Veritable Records, imperial annals of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty | |
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| | official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and Qing 清 (1644-1911) dynasties | |
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| | Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content | |
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| | part of Heilongjiang and the Vladivostok area ruled by the Ming dynasty | |
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| | Chinese treasure ship, a type of large sailing ship in the fleet of Ming dynasty admiral Zheng He 鄭和｜郑和 | |
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| | to restore the Ming dynasty | |
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| | same as 綠營｜绿营, Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units | |
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| | Ming dynasty scholar (1602–1641), prolific writer, proponent of the Fushe 復社｜复社 cultural renewal movement, author of Five Men's Tombstone Inscription 五人墓碑記｜五人墓碑记 | |
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| | Exegesis of the Right Religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿｜王岱舆, a study of Islam published during the Ming dynasty | |
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| | Hubei and Hunan provinces (a Ming dynasty province) | |
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| | provincial imperial examination graduate who ranked 1st in metropolitan examination (in Ming and Qing dynasties) | |
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| | Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅 | |
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| | old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) | |
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| | the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | |
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| | (medicine) hyperplasia / a scholar studying for the Ming dynasty imperial examinations who did not make the quota for support in the form of a monthly allowance of rice that students who made the quota received (abbr. for 增廣生員｜增广生员) | |
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| | Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860) | |
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| | one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記｜西游记 | |
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| | The Peach Blossom Fan, historical play about the last days of the Ming dynasty by Kong Shangren 孔尚任 | |
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| | supervisor of textiles (official post in Ming dynasty) | |
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| | old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal | |
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| | theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing the United States as the dominant nation in a new world order, drawing an analogy with the Manchu overthrow of the Ming dynasty, achieved after the Qing army entered China via the Shanhai Pass 入關｜入关 | |
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| | prefectural exam, the 2nd of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties | |
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| | Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music / Shaanxi opera | |
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| | Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units | |
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| | Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations | |
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| | Hualinbu, Ming dynasty theatrical troupe in Nanjing | |
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| | Mohammedan blue (a cobalt blue pigment imported from Persia, used as an underglaze on Chinese porcelain during the Ming dynasty) | |
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| | the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties | |
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| | Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初｜凌蒙初 | |
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| | candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties) | |
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| | Oirat Mongols (alliance of tribes of Western Mongolia) (Ming Dynasty term) | |
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| | one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記｜西游记 | |
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| | Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857–1928), Malaysian writer known for his English-language works and defense of Qing dynasty monarchy | |
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| | Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor / Ming dynasty military fort, the western end of the Great Wall | |
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| | (literary) archive room; library (esp. in the imperial palace in the Ming and Qing dynasties) | |
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| | Ming Dynasty name for modern day Malacca / see also 馬六甲｜马六甲 | |
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| | Ming or Qing dynasty school | |
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| | one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記｜西游记 | |
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| | Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content | |
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| | low-level officer of the army from the Ming to the mid Qing Dynasty | |
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| | Imperial scholar from the Ming Dynasty onwards | |
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| | (Ming and Qing dynasties) Censorate, a body overseeing officials and investigating corruption | |
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| | the last of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties | |
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| | Zhu Yunming (1460-1526), Ming dynasty calligrapher | |
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| | Hualinbu, Ming dynasty theatrical troupe in Nanjing | |
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| | Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units | |
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| | Emperor Ming of Han (28-75), Western Han Dynasty Emperor 58-75 | |
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| | the Ming dynasty provincial headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok area | |
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| | Five Men's Tombstone Inscription, an essay by Zhang Pu 張溥｜张溥 commemorating five martyrs who died resisting the tyranny of Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢｜魏忠贤 during the late Ming dynasty | |
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| | Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通 | |
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| | (Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit 道), aka taotai and circuit intendant | |
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