The Chinese word 推断 (tuīduàn), meaning "to infer" or "to deduce", is a compound formed by combining two semantically related characters: 推 (tuī), which carries the core meaning of "to push" or "to extend", and by extension, "to infer" or "to reason", with 断 (duàn), which means "to judge", "to decide", or "to conclude". Together, they create a logical sequence where 推 represents the process of reasoning or extending from known facts, and 断 signifies the act of forming a definitive judgment or conclusion based on that reasoning. Thus, the word encapsulates the entire mental process of drawing a conclusion through logical extension and final judgment.