The word "排名" is formed by combining two conceptual building blocks: the character 排, which carries the idea of arranging in a row or lining up in order, and the character 名, which means name, fame, or position. Together, they create a compound where the action of "arranging in order" is directly applied to "names or positions", thus conceptually producing the meaning of "to rank" or "a ranking list". It is a logical semantic fusion where the first character modifies the action upon the second.