The Chinese word 怪罪 (guàizuì) is a compound verb formed through the combination of two semantically related characters: 怪 (guài), which means "to blame" or "to hold responsible", and 罪 (zuì), which means "crime", "fault", or "guilt". This formation follows a common pattern in Chinese where two characters with overlapping or reinforcing meanings are joined to create a more specific and emphatic term. In this case, both characters contribute to the core concept of assigning blame, with 罪 intensifying the sense of wrongdoing or fault, resulting in a word that means "to blame someone" or "to put the blame on", often implying a strong accusation for an error or offense.