The word 形成 is formed by combining two characters: 形 (xíng), which means "shape" or "form", and 成 (chéng), which means "to become" or "to accomplish". Their union creates a conceptual blend where 成 provides the sense of a process or result of coming into being, and 形 provides the specific nature of that result, a tangible form or structure. Thus, the compound visually and semantically depicts the process where something takes shape or comes into existence.