The Chinese compound word **身价 (shēnjià)** is formed through semantic combination, where **身** originally meaning "body" or "self" is paired with **价** meaning "price" or "value." Historically, this term literally referred to the monetary price of a person, as in slavery or indentured servitude. Through semantic extension and metaphorical use, it evolved to denote a person's overall social worth, prestige, or market value in contemporary contexts, such as in celebrity culture, business, or sports, thus blending the concrete concept of price with the abstract concept of personal and social standing.