The Chinese word "硫磺" for sulfur is formed by combining two characters: "硫" incorporates the stone radical "石" with the phonetic component "㐬" to denote sulfur, while "磺" also uses the stone radical "石" with the phonetic component "黄" meaning yellow, referencing sulfur's typical color; together, they create a compound term where both characters semantically and phonetically contribute to the specific meaning of sulfur.