The word 庄园 is formed by combining two characters, each contributing a key visual and conceptual element to create a unified meaning. The first character, 庄 (zhuāng), originally depicted a serious or dignified site, evolving to signify a substantial rural estate or manor. The second, 园 (yuán), represents a bounded or enclosed area, specifically a cultivated garden or park. When placed together, 园 directly modifies and specifies 庄, pictorially forming the concept of a "manor's enclosed grounds", that is, a complete country estate with its house and surrounding gardens or fields, evoking a self-contained, landed property.