The Chinese word 淋浴 (línyù), meaning "shower", is a logical compound formed by combining two meaningful characters: 淋 (lín), which means "to pour" or "to sprinkle" (especially water), and 浴 (yù), which means "to bathe". Together, they create a semantically transparent term that literally translates to "pour-bathe", vividly and efficiently describing the action of bathing under a stream of poured water, thus distinguishing it from other forms like bathing in a tub (洗澡). This formation follows the common Chinese morphological pattern of combining verbs or concepts to specify a particular method or result.