The Chinese word "建筑物" (jiànzhùwù), meaning "building" or "structure", is a compound noun formed through a logical semantic combination: the morpheme "建" (jiàn) means "to construct", "筑" (zhù) means "to build" or "to erect", and together as the verb "建造" they signify the action of constructing. The final morpheme "物" (wù) means "thing" or "object", functioning as a nominalizer that turns the verbal action into a tangible result, thus, "建筑物" literally translates to "a constructed object", efficiently encapsulating the concept of a man-made edifice.