The Chinese word 门铃 (ménlíng), meaning "doorbell", is a straightforward compound noun formed by combining two meaningful characters: 门 (mén), which means "door" or "gate", and 铃 (líng), which means "bell". It follows a common grammatical structure in Chinese where the first character acts as a modifier, specifying the location or type for the second character. Thus, the compound literally and logically denotes a "door bell", a bell specifically associated with a door.