The Chinese word 猎犬 (lièquǎn), meaning "hunting dog", is a compound noun formed through a straightforward modifier-modified relationship. The first character, 猎 (liè), means "to hunt" or "hunting", serving as a descriptive modifier. The second character, 犬 (quǎn), is the formal term for "dog", acting as the core noun. When combined, 猎犬 literally translates to "hunting-dog", where the initial element specifies the function or type of the latter, creating a precise and logical term for a dog bred and used for the purpose of hunting.