The word 晃悠 (huàngyou) is a disyllabic verb formed through lexical compounding, where two semantically similar characters are combined to create a nuanced meaning. The first character, 晃 (huàng), primarily means "to sway" or "to dazzle," conveying a sense of unsteady movement or shimmering light. The second, 悠 (yōu), carries connotations of "leisure," "gentle swaying," or "something long and relaxed." When combined, 晃悠 semantically merges these ideas to specifically describe a slow, idle, and relaxed swaying or dangling motion (e.g., a pendulum晃悠ing or someone strolling leisurely). The structure also employs partial phonetic and semantic reduplication, as both characters share the "swaying" concept and the "ou/ao" vowel sound, giving the word a vivid, onomatopoeic quality that mimics the rhythm of the movement it describes.