The word 男人 is formed by combining two characters: 男 (nán), which means "male", and 人 (rén), which means "person" or "human". It is a straightforward semantic compound where the first character specifies the type or attribute of the second, creating the combined meaning of "male person" or "man". This structure visually and conceptually merges the idea of masculinity with the fundamental concept of a human being.