The word 名叫 is formed by directly combining two independent characters: 名 (míng), which means "name", and 叫 (jiào), which means "to call" or "to be called". They are placed together in sequence to create a compact, phrase-like unit that expresses the concept of "named" or "called", where the first element identifies the category (name) and the second element provides the action related to it (calling). This formation follows a common pattern in Chinese where two meaningful characters are joined to convey a more specific, combined idea.