The word 家人 is formed by combining two characters: 家 (jiā), meaning "home" or "family", and 人 (rén), meaning "person" or "people". When placed together, they create a direct and conceptual compound where the meaning of "family" from 家 is applied to the "people" denoted by 人, resulting in the integrated idea of "family members" or the collective "people of the home". This formation visually and semantically represents the fundamental unit of individuals connected by a shared household and kinship.