院系成員
Prof. ZHAO Ming 趙明教授
中國語言文學課程
Assistant Professor
BA (Heilongjiang), MA (Beijing Normal), PhD (Peking)
852-39177925
852-28581334
Rm 911, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Applied Lexicology, Chinese Historical Linguistics, Chinese Lexicology, Chinese Linguistics, The Intersections of Language, Cognition, and Culture
Dr. Zhao Ming joined the School of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong after five years of academic service at Fujian Normal University and Xiamen University. His research is primarily focused on Chinese linguistics, with particular expertise in lexicology and a dedicated interest in the intersections of language, cognition, and culture. Dr. Zhao’s research investigates the cultural factors shaping Chinese lexicon and grammar, provides innovative perspectives on their evolution, and demonstrates a robust publication record concerning Chinese loanwords and their role in facilitating cultural exchange throughout history.
He is the author of two monographs published by prestigious academic presses in 2023 and 2024, and has contributed articles to prominent journals, such as WORD: Journal of the International Linguistic Association, International Journal of Chinese Linguistics, Chinese as a Second Language Research, and International Journal of Language and Culture. Dr. Zhao’s first English-language book, published by BRILL in 2023, has received recognition in the field of Chinese lexical cultural semantics (Rushengul Urayim, book review, 2024). His second English monograph, released by ROUTLEDGE in 2024, provides an in-depth analysis of Chinese loanwords introduced by Matteo Ricci and is noted for its insightful examination of Ricci’s influence on the Chinese language (Gherasim 2025; Shrestha 2025). His most recent article (2025), published in WORD—a distinguished linguistics journal established in 1945—examines the influence of missionaries on the development of Chinese grammar studies from the 16th to the 18th century.
Before joining HKU, Dr. Zhao published numerous papers and books in Chinese theoretical lexicology and Chinese applied lexicology, and was awarded several national research grants. His earlier Chinese publication, The History of Chinese Loanwords in Ming and Qing Dynasties (2017), serves as a key reference for the Database of Neologisms in Modern Chinese curated by the Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.