The word 清静 (qīngjìng), meaning "tranquil" or "peaceful," is formed through the combination of two semantically related characters: 清 (qīng), which originally means "clear" or "pure" (often of water), and 静 (jìng), meaning "still," "calm," or "quiet." Together, they create a compound word where the meanings complement and reinforce each other, a common process in Chinese known as lexical compounding. The term thus evokes a holistic state of clarity and calmness, where the environment is not only physically quiet (静) but also feels pure and uncluttered (清), leading to a profound sense of serenity. This formation exemplifies how Chinese often builds abstract concepts by pairing concrete, sensory characters.