The Chinese word 主张 (zhǔzhāng), meaning "to advocate" or "a proposition", is a compound formed through the combination of two meaningful characters: 主 (zhǔ), which carries the core idea of "master", "primary", or "to host", and 张 (zhāng), which originally meant "to draw a bow" but by extension conveys "to open up", "to spread", or "to elaborate". Together, they create a conceptual blend where 主 provides the sense of a core or leading viewpoint, and 张 contributes the notion of putting it forth, stretching it out, or making it explicit. Thus, the formation semantically represents "to hold (主) and elaborate (张) a viewpoint", effectively capturing the act of asserting or championing a particular stance or opinion.