The word 时尚 (shíshàng) is formed by combining two concepts: 时, meaning "time" or "current era", and 尚, meaning "to esteem" or "what is highly valued". It is a conceptual fusion where the esteem or high regard (尚) of a particular period (时) is captured, effectively creating the idea of a prevailing trend or vogue that is collectively admired and followed within a specific timeframe. Thus, it visually and notionally represents what a society upholds as superior or desirable at a given moment in time.