The word "演唱会" is formed by combining three conceptual building blocks: "演" (yǎn), meaning to perform or act; "唱" (chàng), meaning to sing; and "会" (huì), meaning a gathering or meeting. These characters are sequentially joined to create a new, composite idea that moves from the general (a performance) to the specific (of singing) within a particular context (a collective event), thus logically forming the complete concept of a "singing performance event", or what is understood in English as a concert.