The Chinese term **公诉** (gōngsù), meaning "public prosecution," is a compound word formed by combining the morpheme **公** (gōng), which conveys "public" or "state," with the morpheme **诉** (sù), which means "to prosecute" or "to sue." This morphological structure follows a modifier-head pattern common in Chinese, where **公** modifies the type of **诉**, specifying it not as a private lawsuit but as an action initiated by the state on behalf of the public interest, thus directly and logically constructing its legal meaning of a criminal case brought by a state prosecutor.