The Chinese word **慈善家** (císhànjiā), meaning "philanthropist" or "charitable person," is a compound formed through semantic combination: the first part, **慈善** (císhàn), means "charity" or "benevolence," itself a compound of the characters for "kindness" (慈) and "good" (善), while the second part, **家** (jiā), denotes a person who is an expert, specialist, or practitioner in a certain field. Thus, when combined, the term literally translates to "a person of charity" or "an expert in benevolence," effectively identifying someone whose defining role or identity is centered on the practice of charitable works.