The word 人生 is formed by merging two fundamental concepts: 人 (rén), meaning "person" or "human", and 生 (shēng), meaning "life", "birth", or "to be born". It is not a literal description of a person's birth, but rather a conceptual union where "person" and "life" are combined to express the holistic journey of human existence, from birth through all its experiences, encapsulating the idea of a person's life course, fate, or the human condition itself.