The word 演出 is formed by combining two conceptual building blocks: 演, which carries the core idea of "performing" or "acting out", and 出, which introduces the notion of "presenting outward" or "bringing forth". Together, they conceptually merge to create the holistic idea of a "performance" or "show", the act of performing something (演) that is presented or produced (出) for an audience. It is a semantic compound where the combined meaning is greater than and derived from the interaction of its parts.