The Chinese word 标题 (biāotí), meaning "title" or "heading", is a compound noun formed by combining two meaningful characters: 标 (biāo), which carries the core idea of a "mark", "sign", or "outward indication", and 题 (tí), which means "topic", "subject", or "inscription". Together, they create a logical semantic unit where 标 modifies 题 to specify a "marked topic" or the "sign that indicates the subject", effectively referring to the prominent text that labels and summarizes the content of an article, chapter, or any written work. This formation follows the common Chinese morphological pattern of combining two root words to produce a new, more specific concept.