Names of subjects for selecting scholars in imperial examinations in Tang Dynasty. The main test is about calligraphy. See "Faming".
Word decomposition
The explanation of Ming is Ming, as opposed to "dark": bright. Bright and beautiful. Bright and clean. Mingjian (a. Spiegel; B. refers to obvious precedents that can be used for reference; C. observation). Blink. Bright eyes. Strict. Star. Cast a shadow over a pearl (metaphorically speaking, you don't meet talented people or good people and slip into bad gangs, and you don't know how to appreciate precious things). Explanatory text of Ming script √ Symbol used to record language: script. Chinese characters. Characters. Letters. A dictionary. Words. Between the lines. Choose your words carefully. Different writing forms and calligraphy schools: cursive script. Yan Ziliu, a character in seal script. European figures. Zhao Zi. Calligraphy works: calligraphy and painting. Word width. Word pronunciation: the word pronunciation is clear.