The Chinese word 武力 (wǔlì) is a compound noun formed by combining two distinct characters: 武 (wǔ), which primarily means "military", "martial", or related to force or warfare, and 力 (lì), which means "strength", "power", or "force". Together, they create a synergistic meaning where 武 specifies the domain (military) and 力 specifies the nature (coercive power), resulting in the comprehensive concept of "armed force", "military power", or "force of arms". This formation follows a common Chinese linguistic pattern where two semantically related characters are joined to produce a new, more specific term whose meaning is derived from, yet often more nuanced than, the sum of its parts.