The word **脸颊 (liǎnjiá)**, meaning "cheek," is a classic example of a Chinese compound word formed through semantic combination. It combines the broader, more general character **脸 (liǎn)**, meaning "face," with the more specific character **颊 (jiá)**, which itself means "cheek" or "the side of the face." This structure follows a common pattern in Chinese morphology where a general category term is paired with a specific feature term, resulting in a precise, yet somewhat redundant or emphatic, compound that clarifies and refines the meaning—in this case, specifying the cheek as the particular region of the face.