The word 现实 is formed by combining two characters, each contributing a core idea to create a new, unified concept. The first character, 现, carries the meaning of "to appear", "to manifest", or "current". The second, 实, means "solid", "true", or "fact". When merged, they conceptually yield "manifest truth" or "apparent solidity", evolving to mean the concrete, existing conditions of the world, reality as it actually appears and exists, in contrast to imagination or idealism. It is a direct philosophical compound where the whole meaning emerges from this tangible intersection of "manifestation" and "fact".