The Chinese word 农庄 (nóngzhuāng) is a compound noun formed by combining two independent characters: 农 (nóng), which means "agriculture" or "farming," and 庄 (zhuāng), which denotes a "village," "estate," or "manor." Together, they create a single, coherent concept where the first element modifies the second, resulting in the meaning "farmstead" or "agricultural estate"—essentially a village or settlement primarily dedicated to farming activities. This structure is a standard method of word formation in Chinese, known as a modifier-head compound, where one character specifies the type or function of the entity represented by the other.