The Chinese term 曾祖父 (zēngzǔfù), meaning "great-grandfather," is formed through a logical and additive structure common to Chinese kinship terminology. It combines the prefix 曾 (zēng), which denotes "great-" or one generation removed in ascent, with the core term 祖父 (zǔfù), meaning "paternal grandfather." Therefore, the compound literally and precisely translates to "the grandfather one generation above the grandfather," systematically indicating a paternal great-grandfather.