The Chinese word **大蒜** (dàsuàn) for "garlic" is a compound noun formed through semantic modification. It consists of the character **大** (dà), meaning "big" or "large," and **蒜** (suàn), which historically and independently means "garlic" or "allium." The combination **大蒜** specifically denotes the common, multi-cloved bulb of garlic, distinguishing it from related plants like **小蒜** (xiǎosuàn), or single-clove garlic. Thus, the formation is essentially descriptive, where "big" modifies "garlic" to specify the most familiar and prominently used variety.