The word "氧化" (yǎnghuà), meaning "oxidation," is formed through a logical morphological process in Chinese where the character "氧" (yǎng), meaning "oxygen," is combined with the character "化" (huà), which denotes a process of change or transformation. This creates a semantic compound where the first element specifies the agent (oxygen) and the second element specifies the action (to change), resulting in the precise meaning of a chemical process involving the addition of oxygen or the loss of electrons. It is a standard pattern in modern Chinese scientific terminology, analogous to the English suffix "-ation."