The Chinese word 环绕 (huánrào), meaning "to surround" or "to encircle", is a compound formed by combining two semantically related characters: 环 (huán), which originally signifies a "ring" or "circle", and 绕 (rào), which means "to wind around" or "to coil". Together, they create a cohesive verb where 环 provides the conceptual image of a circular form or perimeter, and 绕 adds the dynamic action of moving around that perimeter. This formation follows a common pattern in Chinese where two verbs or meaningful morphemes with similar or complementary meanings are joined to express a more precise or intensified action, in this case, the act of forming a circle around something.