The word 背景 (bèijǐng, meaning "background") is formed through a logical, metaphorical combination of its two constituent characters. The first character, 背 (bèi), carries the core meaning of "the back" or "rear side". The second character, 景 (jǐng), means "scene", "view", or "circumstance". When merged, the concept literally reads as "the back-scene", that which lies behind the main view or setting. This formation visually and conceptually evokes the idea of everything that forms the setting or context against which the primary subject exists, effectively creating a single term for "background" from two concrete images.