The word 晚会 is formed by directly combining two meaningful characters: 晚 (wǎn), which means "evening" or "night", and 会 (huì), which means "gathering", "assembly", or "meeting". Conceptually, it brings together the idea of a specific time of day with the idea of a social event, creating the composite meaning of "an evening gathering" or "evening party". It is a straightforward, logical compound where the first element specifies the time and the second element specifies the type of activity.