The word 提及 (tíjí) is a compound verb formed through the common Chinese morphological process of combining two meaningful characters (morphemes) to create a specific, nuanced meaning. It follows a verb-complement or sequential action structure: the first character, 提 (tí), means "to lift", "to raise", or "to bring up", and the second character, 及 (jí), means "to reach" or "to attain". Together, they create the metaphorical sense of "lifting (a topic) so that it reaches (the conversation)", thus perfectly encapsulating the meaning "to mention" or "to refer to". This formation exemplifies how logical conceptual relationships between characters are used to build precise vocabulary in Chinese.