The compound word 取悦 is formed through a logical combination of its two constituent characters: 取 (qǔ), meaning "to take" or "to seek", and 悦 (yuè), meaning "pleased" or "joyful". Together, they create a verb meaning "to please" or "to cater to someone's happiness", where the action denoted by 取 is directed toward the goal or result of 悦, literally constructing the sense of "to take (steps to bring about) joy (in someone)". This formation follows a common verb-complement or purpose-result structure in Chinese morphology, where the first character indicates an action and the second character indicates the intended outcome of that action.