The word 粉红 (fěnhóng, "pink") is formed through a direct and vivid conceptual combination where the first character 粉, meaning "powder" or "powdery", visually and qualitatively modifies the second character 红, meaning "red". It effectively creates the idea of "powder-red", evoking the image of the color red being softened, lightened, or diluted into a paler, softer hue, much as a vibrant red pigment would appear when mixed with or dusted by a fine white powder.