The Chinese term **守护神** (shǒuhùshén) is a compound word formed through semantic combination, where the morpheme **守护** (shǒuhù), meaning "to guard" or "protect," modifies the morpheme **神** (shén), meaning "deity" or "spirit." This creates a head-final structure typical in Chinese, where the core noun (**神**) is preceded by its descriptive or functional modifier (**守护**). Thus, the literal and conceptual meaning is "a protective deity" or "guardian spirit," denoting a divine entity whose primary role is to offer safeguarding and watchful care.