The word 绝对 is formed through the conceptual combination of its two component characters: 绝, which carries the core idea of "severed", "cut off", or "to the utmost degree", and 对, which means "facing", "opposite", or "correct". Together, they create a compound whose meaning emerges from the image of something being "cut off" from all comparison or relation, it stands alone, facing nothing else, thereby conveying the abstract sense of being absolute, unconditional, and without any doubt or exception.