There were many names of Ming emperors, some of which could be pronounced differently in Chinese. For example, the name of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, could be read as mao zhān zīi, where mao is the initial, zhān is the final, zīi is the syllable. In addition, the name of the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, can be read as Zhu Di Zhu Di, where Zhu Di is the initial, Zhu Di is the final, Zhu Di is the syllable.