The Chinese word 任意 (rènyì), meaning "arbitrary", "willful", or "any (at one's discretion)", is a compound formed by combining two meaningful characters: 任 (rèn), which carries connotations of "to assign", "to allow", or "to bear responsibility", and 意 (yì), which means "intention", "thought", or "wish". Together, they create a conceptual blend meaning "to follow one's own intention" or "to allow according to one's wish". This formation follows a common grammatical pattern in Chinese where two characters with related meanings are joined to express an abstract adjectival or adverbial concept, in this case, describing an action done subjectively, without external constraints, hence "arbitrary" or "at will".