The Chinese word for "copyright," **版权 (bǎnquán)**, is a modern compound noun formed by combining two meaningful characters: **版 (bǎn)**, which originally means "printing plate" or "edition," thus representing the physical or published form of a work, and **权 (quán)**, meaning "right" or "authority." Together, they logically construct the concept of the exclusive legal "right" pertaining to the reproduction and distribution of a published "edition" or creative work, directly and transparently conveying the core idea of the intellectual property it denotes.