The word **礼品 (lǐpǐn)**, meaning "gift" or "present," is a standard modern Chinese compound noun formed by combining two meaningful characters: **礼 (lǐ)**, which originally means "ritual" or "propriety" and by extension conveys the sense of a ceremonial offering or gesture of respect, and **品 (pǐn)**, which means "article," "product," or "item." Together, they create a precise meaning where **礼** modifies **品** to specify that it is not just any item, but one intended for the formal, respectful, and often ceremonial purpose of giving—thus, an "article of propriety" or a "ritual object" intended as a present. This formation follows the common Chinese morphological pattern of combining two independent, concrete concepts to generate a more specific, abstract compound meaning.