The word 诠释 (quánshì), meaning "to interpret" or "to annotate", is a modern Chinese compound formed by combining two characters with closely related semantic meanings. The first character, 诠 (quán), inherently carries the sense of "to explain" or "to comment", often used in formal or detailed exposition. The second character, 释 (shì), means "to explain", "to release", or "to interpret", as seen in words like 解释 (jiěshì, to explain). Together in the compound 诠释, they form a binome (a two-character word) where both components reinforce the core concept of providing a detailed, systematic, or authoritative explanation, typically of a text, doctrine, or meaning, resulting in a term that is somewhat more formal and comprehensive than either character alone.