The word 传票 is formed by combining two characters: 传 (chuán), meaning "to transmit" or "to summon", and 票 (piào), meaning "ticket", "note", or "slip". Conceptually, it fuses the idea of a formal summons or command (传) with the physical form of an official document or voucher (票), resulting in the specific meaning of a legal "summons" or a "voucher" that authoritatively calls for someone's presence or action, most commonly used in judicial and banking contexts.