The Chinese term **共产主义 (gòngchǎn zhǔyì)** for "communism" is a modern compound formed through semantic translation, where each character directly corresponds to a core concept of the original ideology: **共 (gòng)** means "common" or "shared," **产 (chǎn)** abbreviates "财产 (cáichǎn)" meaning "property" or "production," and **主义 (zhǔyì)** is a suffix meaning "doctrine" or "-ism." Thus, the term literally constructs the meaning "the doctrine of common property," precisely encapsulating the central tenet of common ownership of the means of production as defined by Marxist theory.