The Chinese word 题目 (tímù) is formed through the combination of two meaningful characters: 题 (tí), which originally meant "forehead" but evolved to signify the "heading" or "title" of a work (as the forehead is the most prominent part of the face), and 目 (mù), which means "eye" and by extension denotes "item", "key point", or "catalogue entry". Together, they create a compound word where "题" provides the core concept of a titled subject, and "目" adds the nuance of its specific points or enumerated aspects. Thus, 题目 literally means "headings and items", metaphorically referring to the title, topic, or subject of a discourse, and by further extension, to specific questions or problems (as in an exam), encapsulating the idea of a named subject broken down into its essential points.