The Chinese word 哲学家 (zhéxuéjiā), meaning "philosopher," is a compound term formed through logical semantic combination: the morpheme 哲 (zhé) conveys "wisdom" or "profound thought," 学 (xué) means "study" or "-ology," thus forming 哲学 (zhéxué) for "philosophy" (the study of wisdom). The suffix 家 (jiā) denotes a specialist or expert in a particular field, so appending it creates "one who masters the study of wisdom," i.e., a philosopher. This structure exemplifies a common Chinese word-formation pattern where a core concept is combined with a professional classifier to designate a practitioner.