孔明 Traditional form: 孔明 Pinyin (reading): Kǒngmíng Definitions: courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮/诸葛亮 ( Zhūgě Liàng) Characters: 孔 - opening, hole, orifice; great 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light Traditional characters: 孔 - opening, hole, orifice; great 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light