The word 特色 is formed by combining two meaningful characters: 特, which means "special" or "unique", and 色, which in this context extends beyond "color" to mean "kind", "quality", or "character". Together, they create a conceptual compound where 特 modifies 色, directly expressing the idea of a "special character" or "distinguishing quality". It is not an abstract grammatical pattern but a concrete, semantic fusion where the first element describes the specific nature of the second, resulting in the core meaning of "characteristic feature" or that which makes something distinctive.