The Chinese word 迷信 (míxìn), meaning "superstition" or "blind faith", is a compound formed through semantic combination. The first character, 迷 (mí), originally conveys meanings of confusion, fascination, or being lost. The second character, 信 (xìn), means to believe, trust, or faith. When combined, they create a new meaning where 迷 modifies 信, essentially describing a state of belief that is irrational, misguided, or obsessive, a belief that one is "lost in" or "blindly absorbed by". Thus, the term etymologically criticizes the act of believing in something without logical basis, reflecting how classical Chinese often creates abstract nouns by pairing a descriptive or verbal element with a core concept.