The word **启示录** (qǐshìlù) is a three-character compound formed through semantic combination: **启** (qǐ, to open/enlighten) and **示** (shì, to show) together form the term **启示** (revelation or enlightenment), which is then combined with **录** (lù, record or writing) to specify it as the "record of revelation." It is a direct translation of the Greek title "Apokalypsis" (ἀποκάλυψις), meaning "unveiling" or "revelation," and is used exclusively in Chinese to refer to the **Book of Revelation**, the final book of the Christian New Testament.