The Chinese word 反叛 (fǎnpàn), meaning "to rebel" or "revolt," is a compound formed by combining two characters with closely related meanings. The first character, 反 (fǎn), means "to oppose" or "to be against." The second character, 叛 (pàn), means "to betray" or "to revolt." When combined, they create a tautological compound where each character reinforces the other, intensifying the concept of turning against and betraying a ruling authority or established order. This formation is typical in Chinese, where synonymous or near-synonymous morphemes are paired to form a word with a specific and often stronger nuanced meaning than either character alone.