The Chinese word "不公" is formed through a straightforward morphological process of compounding, combining the negation adverb "不" (bù), meaning "not," with the adjective "公" (gōng), meaning "fair," "just," or "impartial." This creates a new adjective meaning "unfair" or "unjust." The formation follows a common and productive pattern in Chinese where "不" is prefixed to a word to directly negate its meaning, resulting in a term that describes the absence or opposite of the quality denoted by the root character, in this case, the absence of fairness.