The word "战俘" (zhànfú) is a compound noun formed by combining two meaningful characters: "战" (zhàn), which means "war" or "battle," and "俘" (fú), which means "captive" or "prisoner." In this standard Chinese word-formation structure, the first character "战" acts as a modifier, specifying the domain or context, while the second character "俘" serves as the core semantic head. Therefore, the term literally and logically means "war captive" or "prisoner of war," designating a person taken captive by an enemy force during armed conflict.