The word 位置 is formed through the logical combination of two meaningful characters: 位, which conveys the idea of a place, station, or rank, and 置, which means to place, to put, or to set up. By joining them, the concept evolves from the individual acts of "having a rank" and "setting something down" into a single, fused notion of a specific, designated spot or a situated point in space, effectively creating a compound that means "position" or "location".