The word 可恶 (kěwù) is formed by combining two conceptual building blocks: 可, which here carries the sense of "worthy of" or "deserving", and 恶, which conveys the core idea of "hatred" or "loathing". Their union does not simply add meanings but forges a new, active concept: it describes something whose very nature provokes or invites this feeling of disgust and revulsion, transforming a static state (hatred) into a perceived quality of the object itself (hateful, detestable). It is a direct, efficient fusion where the first character frames the second as a deserved reaction.