The word 音乐 (music) is formed by conceptually combining two independent ideas: 音, which means "sound" or "tone", and 乐, which means "joy" or "pleasure", and by extension, the art that brings it. Together, they create a compound where the first character provides the medium (audible sound) and the second character provides the essential purpose and effect (artistic, aesthetic enjoyment). Thus, the term conceptually defines music as "pleasurable sound" or the art form of organizing sounds to create beauty and emotional expression.