The Chinese word 交还 (jiāohuán), meaning "to return" or "to hand back," is a compound verb formed through the logical combination of two individual characters: 交 (jiāo), which means "to hand over" or "to deliver," and 还 (huán), which means "to return" or "to give back." This formation follows a common verb-complement or sequential action structure in Chinese, where the first character denotes the action of transferring something (交), and the second character specifies the nature or result of that action as a act of restitution (还). Together, they create a precise term for the complete process of giving something back to its original owner or rightful place.