The word 强迫 is formed by combining two characters, each contributing a layer of meaning to create a unified concept. The first character, 强 (qiáng), carries the core idea of "forceful", "strong", or "insistent". The second character, 迫 (pò), introduces the notion of "to pressure", "to compel", or "to force". Their fusion does not merely add meanings but creates a compound where forceful insistence is actively applied as pressure, yielding the complete sense of "to coerce" or "to compel against one's will".