The word 朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn) is formed by combining two Chinese characters, each contributing a conceptual meaning to create the historical name for Korea. The first character, 朝 (cháo), carries meanings related to "morning" or "dynasty/court", while the second, 鲜 (xiǎn), conveys notions of "freshness" or "rare/beautiful". When fused, they create the compound term meaning "Land of the Morning Freshness" or "Fresh Dawn", a name historically used for the Korean peninsula and its dynasties, reflecting a poetic and auspicious conception of the region.