The word 公务 (gōngwù), meaning "official business" or "public affairs", is a compound noun formed by combining two meaningful characters (morphemes): 公 (gōng), which conveys the idea of "public", "official", or "common", and 务 (wù), which means "affair", "business", or "duty". In this morphological structure, the first character 公 modifies and specifies the type of "affair" indicated by the second character 务, creating a new, specific term for matters pertaining to public or official duties, typically within a governmental or organizational context.