The Chinese word **聚餐 (jùcān)** is a compound term formed by combining two meaningful characters: **聚 (jù)**, which means "to gather" or "to assemble," and **餐 (cān)**, which means "meal" or "to eat." Together, they create a semantic compound where the first character modifies the second, literally meaning "to gather for a meal." It functions as both a verb (to dine together) and a noun (a group meal or dinner party), conceptually describing the social activity of people assembling specifically to share a meal.