The Chinese word **女婿 (nǚxu)** is a compound term formed by combining two characters: **女 (nǚ)**, meaning "female" or specifically "daughter" in this context, and **婿 (xù)**, which means "son-in-law" or "husband." Literally, it translates to "daughter's husband," directly describing the familial relationship. This formation follows a common semantic pattern in Chinese where kinship terms are constructed by specifying the relationship (婿) and then the person to whom it relates (女), resulting in a clear and logical meaning for "son-in-law" from the perspective of the wife's parents.