The Chinese word 家务 (jiāwù), meaning "housework" or "household chores", is a compound formed by combining two meaningful characters: 家 (jiā), which means "home" or "family", and 务 (wù), which means "affairs", "tasks", or "duties". Together, they create a literal and logical semantic unit where 家 modifies 务, specifying the type of duties as those pertaining to the home and family. This follows a common word-formation pattern in Chinese known as a modifier-head or endocentric compound, where the first element narrows the scope of the second to produce a new, specific concept.