The number one scholar in the imperial examination is "Yuan", and the first in the provincial examination is "Jie Yuan". Anyone who comes to Beijing to take the examination of the Ministry of Etiquette must surrender. The person who scores first in the examination is called Zhuangtou, so he is known as the "Tongyuan". The person who wins the first prize in the examination is known as "the great master of the world" and is the highest honor among the subjects in the examination. Starting from the Tang Dynasty, if a person ranked first in the imperial examination, he was also called "Dian Yuan".

Second place-----In the imperial examination, the second place in the first class of the imperial examination is called "second place". In the Song Dynasty, the second and third places were both called the second person, which means the two eyes in the list. The latter refers specifically to the second place.

Tanhua-----In the imperial examination, the third place in the first class of the imperial examination is called "Tanhua". Jinshi in the Tang Dynasty held a "Flower Visiting Banquet" in Xinghua Garden, and two or three young and handsome people were appointed as "Flower Visiting Envoys" (also known as "Flower Visiting Lang"). After the Southern Song Dynasty, the third name was Tanhua.

Jinshi-----means the talents who are awarded as tribute. Among the subject examinations in the Tang Dynasty, the Jinshi subject was the most important. Anyone who took the examination of the Ministry of Rites could be called a Jinshi. Those who passed the examination were awarded "Jinshi rank", and later were given the title of "Jinshi origin" or "same as Jinshi origin". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, those who passed the examination were considered "tribute scholars". Initially, it specifically referred to tribute scholars who passed the palace examination as Jinshi. Later, it generally referred to those who participated in the palace examination, and those who were given birth status were Jinshi.

Juren-----is the general name for the rural tributes who came to Beijing to take the examination in the imperial examination system. It means that the person who uses it should be promoted. Those who win the election will have the qualifications of birth (just as they currently obtain the "qualification certificate" for office). During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, those who passed the provincial examination were designated as candidates.

Xiucai------ Originally one of the subjects for recommending talents since the Han Dynasty, it was later generally called scholars, and students in prefectural and county schools were also called scholars. In the Tang Dynasty, there was a "Xiucai Section", which had the highest status among all subjects.