The word "简历" (jiǎnlì), meaning "résumé", is formed by combining two meaningful characters: "简" (jiǎn), which conveys the idea of being simple, brief, or concise, and "历" (lì), which refers to a record, history, or personal experience. Together, they conceptually merge to create the notion of "a concise record", specifically, a condensed and summarized document of one's personal and professional history. It is a direct and efficient semantic compound where the first character describes the form (brief) and the second defines the content (a record of one's past).