The Chinese word **水壶 (shuǐhú)**, meaning "kettle" or "water bottle," is a compound noun formed through semantic combination. It consists of two characters: **水 (shuǐ)**, meaning "water," and **壶 (hú)**, meaning "pot," "jug," or "vessel." The formation follows a common modifier-noun structure in Chinese, where the first character **水** specifies the content or purpose, and the second character **壶** denotes the object's category. Thus, the word literally and logically means "a pot specifically for water."