The Chinese word **光环** is formed through the compounding of two meaningful characters: **光** (guāng), meaning "light" or "radiance," and **环** (huán), meaning "ring" or "circle." Literally, it describes a circular band of light, such as a halo around a celestial body or a saint. This concrete meaning is then extended metaphorically to describe an aura of glory, prestige, or idealized perception that surrounds a person, object, or concept, effectively forming the term through a direct and intuitive combination of semantic elements.