The word 公园 is formed by combining two characters: 公 (gōng), which conveys the idea of something public, communal, or shared by all, and 园 (yuán), which means a garden, orchard, or any enclosed and cultivated piece of land. The formation conceptually merges these ideas to create a single, unified meaning, a "public garden" or a park, which is a shared, open space designed for communal recreation and leisure, directly synthesizing the notion of public access with that of a landscaped outdoor area.