The Chinese name 太平洋 (Tàipíng Yáng) for the "Pacific Ocean" is formed through a direct and vividly descriptive process of meaning-assembly. It takes the concept of the vast ocean and characterizes it by combining the characters for "great" or "extreme" (太), "calm" or "peaceful" (平), and "ocean" (洋), thereby constructing the composite idea of the "Great Peaceful Ocean". This name does not phonetically mimic the Western term but instead creates a new conceptual identity based on the perceived tranquil nature of these waters as historically encountered or imagined by Chinese speakers, essentially painting a poetic picture of an immense, serene sea.