The Chinese word 繁殖 (fánzhí), meaning "to breed" or "to reproduce", is a compound word formed by combining two semantically related characters: 繁 (fán), which carries connotations of "numerous", "manifold", or "to multiply", and 殖 (zhí), which means "to breed", "to grow", or "to propagate". Together, they create a synergistic meaning where 繁 emphasizes the aspect of proliferation and increase in number, while 殖 specifies the biological action of generation and growth, resulting in a term that comprehensively denotes the process of biological reproduction and multiplication of organisms.