The word "醴陵" is formed by combining two Chinese characters, each constructed through semantic-phonetic principles: "醴" uses the radical "酉" for its meaning related to alcohol and the component "豊" for phonetic approximation, denoting sweet wine, while "陵" uses the radical "阝" (from "阜") for its meaning related to landforms and the component "夌" for phonetic approximation, denoting hill or mound, together creating a place name that likely references local geographical or historical features.