The word 电视剧 is formed by combining three meaningful characters: 电 (diàn, electricity), 视 (shì, vision/to look), and 剧 (jù, drama/play). First, 电 and 视 join to create the concept of "television" (电视), an electric medium for seeing. Then, this compound is combined with 剧 (drama) to specify the type of content, resulting in the complete concept of a "television drama series". It is a direct, conceptual layering where the whole meaning is the sum of its transparent parts: a dramatic story presented through the medium of television.