The word 意见 is formed through the conceptual combination of its two component characters: 意 (yì), meaning "thought", "idea", or "intention", and 见 (jiàn), meaning "to see", "to view", or "perspective". It is a compound where the first character provides the substantive core, the internal mental content, and the second character contributes the notion of an outward expression or a way of looking at something. Together, they create a new, unified concept where one's internal thoughts and intentions are projected outward to form a "viewpoint" or "opinion", effectively blending the internal (意) with the external manifestation or observation (见).