The word "菏泽" is a toponym formed by combining the character "菏", which specifically refers to the He River and is structured with the plant radical "艹" for semantic categorization and the component "何" for phonetic indication, with "泽", meaning marsh or wetland, which uses the water radical "氵" for semantic association and the component "睪" for phonetic guidance, together literally describing the marshy region related to that river.