The Chinese word **独角兽 (dújiǎoshòu)** for "unicorn" is a semantically transparent compound formed by combining **独 (dú)**, meaning "single" or "alone," **角 (jiǎo)**, meaning "horn," and **兽 (shòu)**, meaning "beast" or "animal." It is a direct, literal translation-calque of the Western mythical creature's name, constructing the concept logically from its most defining physical feature—a single-horned beast—which makes the term immediately intuitive to a Chinese reader without prior cultural exposure to the myth.