The Chinese word "解读" is a compound verb formed by combining two characters: "解," which originally means "to untie" or "loosen" and by extension signifies "to analyze," "explain," or "resolve," and "读," which means "to read." When combined, the literal sense is "to analyze and read," but its actual meaning is a semantic fusion where the action of "解" (analyzing/deconstructing) is applied to the object of "读" (a text, situation, or signal). Therefore, "解读" means "to interpret," "to decode," or "to read and explain the meaning of something," capturing the process of extracting and elucidating underlying significance from written material, data, or events.