The Chinese word **投资人** (tóuzīrén) is a compound noun formed by combining the verb-object phrase **投资** (tóuzī), meaning "to invest" or "investment," with the noun **人** (rén), meaning "person." Structurally, it follows a common Mandarin pattern where an action (**投** to throw/put in + **资** resources/capital) and its object are first fixed into a single concept (**投资**), which is then modified by **人** to specify the agent who performs that action. Thus, it translates literally as "investment-person" and means "investor," denoting the individual or entity that allocates capital with the expectation of a financial return.