The Chinese word **分泌 (fēnmì)**, meaning "to secrete" (as in glands secreting hormones), is a **compound word formed by combining two meaningful characters (morphemes)**. The first character, **分 (fēn)**, carries the core idea of "to divide, to separate, or to part." The second character, **泌 (mì)**, means "to flow out, to ooze, or to filter." When combined, they create a logical semantic sequence: the process where a substance is **separated (分)** from cells or tissues and then **flows out (泌)**. This formation is typical of modern Chinese scientific terminology, where classical characters are repurposed to precisely describe a biological function through their combined literal meanings.