The word **面纱** (miànshā) is a transparent compound noun formed by combining two meaningful characters: **面** (miàn), meaning "face," and **纱** (shā), meaning "gauze" or "thin silk." Its formation is purely semantic, where the two elements directly describe the object—literally "face-gauze"—to logically denote a "veil," a piece of thin fabric worn to cover the face. This structure follows a common Chinese word-formation pattern where a noun (**面**) is modified by another noun (**纱**) acting descriptively to specify the object's purpose and material, resulting in a clear and intuitive meaning.