The Chinese word 软糖 (ruǎntáng), meaning "soft candy" or "gummy candy", is a compound noun formed through a straightforward modifier-noun structure. The first character, 软 (ruǎn), means "soft" or "flexible", acting as an adjective that describes the quality of the noun. The second character, 糖 (táng), means "candy" or "sugar", serving as the core noun. When combined, 软 modifies 糖 to specify the type of candy, creating a precise and common term for a chewy, gelatin-based confection, demonstrating a typical pattern in Chinese where an attribute is placed directly before the item it describes.