The Chinese word **肖像 (xiàoxiàng)**, meaning "portrait," is a compound formed by combining two semantically related characters: **肖**, which conveys the idea of "resemblance" or "likeness," and **像**, which means "image" or "portrait." Together, they create a precise term where the first character, **肖**, modifies and intensifies the core concept of the second, **像**, to specifically denote an image that closely resembles and represents a person, thus forming a classical example of a coordinative or associative compound in Chinese morphology.