The term **唐人街 (Tángrénjiē)**, meaning "Chinatown," is formed through a compound of three characters: **唐 (Táng)**, referencing the Tang Dynasty, a historical zenith of Chinese civilization whose name became synonymous with "Chinese" abroad; **人 (rén)**, meaning "person" or "people"; and **街 (jiē)**, meaning "street." Thus, the literal construction "Tang people street" evolved as an exonym used by overseas Chinese communities, particularly during the Tang Dynasty's era of cultural influence, to denote their ethnic enclaves in foreign cities, eventually becoming the standard term for these districts globally.