The word 武装 is formed by combining two conceptual characters: 武 (wǔ), which represents "military" or "martial", and 装 (zhuāng), which means "equipment", "attire", or "to outfit". The formation works by merging these core ideas into a single, compound concept. It starts with the literal, physical sense of "military equipment" (like weapons and gear) and naturally extends, through metaphor, to the more abstract meaning of "to arm" or "to equip" someone or something with capabilities, power, or ideology. The formation is essentially a direct and efficient conceptual blend from the concrete to the abstract.