(linguistics) A compound word where the overall meaning is derived from the literal meanings of its components, such as [[教室|教室|jiao4 shi4]] or [[国家|國家|guo2 jia1]]

A compound word, such as [[玫瑰|玫瑰|mei2 gui5]] or [[咖啡|咖啡|ka1 fei1]], whose meaning is based on its sound rather than the meaning of its individual characters.