The Chinese word 垃圾箱 (lājīxiāng), meaning "rubbish bin" or "trash can", is a straightforward compound noun formed through semantic combination. It consists of two parts: 垃圾 (lājī), meaning "rubbish" or "garbage", and 箱 (xiāng), meaning "box" or "container". The structure follows a common Chinese grammatical pattern where a modifying element (垃圾) describes the purpose or content of the head noun (箱), effectively creating a "box for garbage". This endocentric compounding is highly productive in Chinese, allowing clear and logical formation of new terms by combining existing meaningful characters.