The word 棒棒糖 (bàngbàngtáng) for "lollipop" is a straightforward compound formed by combining the reduplicated noun 棒棒 (bàngbàng), meaning "stick", with the noun 糖 (táng), meaning "candy" or "sugar". The structure visually and logically describes the object itself: a 糖 (candy) attached to a 棒棒 (stick). This type of compound is common in Chinese, where two or more meaningful characters are joined to create a new, transparent term that directly denotes its physical form or function.