The Chinese word **喜好 (xǐhào)** is formed through the combination of two synonymous characters, **喜 (xǐ)**, meaning "to like" or "joy," and **好 (hào)**, meaning "to love" or "fondness," creating a compound word that intensifies and reinforces the core meaning of "liking" or "having a taste for something." This structure, known as a **synonymous compound**, merges two independent verbs with overlapping semantic fields to express a more nuanced and strong personal preference or inclination, functioning grammatically as either a noun ("likes," "preferences") or a verb ("to like," "to be fond of").