- 合成词 héchéngcí compound wordA word formed by two or more word-parts; specifically includes both compounds formed from multiple roots and derived words formed from a root and a suffix or prefix.
- 偏正式合成词 piānzhèngshìhéchéngcí modified compound worda compound word where the first part describes or qualifies the second part, which is the main part of the word
- 混成词 hùnchéngcí portmanteaua word formed by blending the sounds and meanings of two other words; a linguistic blend
- 联合式合成词 liánhéshìhéchéngcí coordinative compounda compound word formed by two characters with similar, related, or opposite meanings that share the same grammatical status; also called a coordinate compound