The word 捣乱 is formed through the vivid combination of two conceptual images: the character 捣 (dǎo), which conveys the action of pounding, stirring, or poking into something, implying a deliberate, intrusive agitation; and the character 乱 (luàn), which means chaos, disorder, or confusion. Together, they create a compound where the first character graphically depicts the agentive act of provoking disruption, and the second character immediately presents the resultant state of mess and disorder, thus encapsulating the entire notion of "stirring up trouble" or "making a mess through meddling" in a single, cause-and-effect visual unit.