It is a first-class word (commonly used word) in the General Specification for Chinese Characters. This word can be found in the small seal script of Shuowen. The original meaning refers to the bud of a plant, and the extension can be used as a metaphor for things or signs that begin to happen.

From "damn" and "bright" sounds. "Mi" means that its seal script is like grass, indicating that plants germinate. "Ming" sound. There is a clear intention of revealing and not hiding. It means that the buds of vegetation break through the ground. So it can be seen that its original meaning refers to the bud of a plant. In Shuo Wen, it is said that "sprout, bud also." What is said is its original meaning. Because the bud represents new life, the outstretched fingers begin to appear. From the newly sprouted vegetation, "sprouting" can be extended to the development trend or situation that things have just revealed. Now "Meng" can also be used to describe a person who looks cute, such as "selling Meng".