The Chinese word 金币 (jīnbì), meaning "gold coin", is a compound formed by combining two meaningful characters: 金 (jīn), which means "gold" or "metal", and 币 (bì), which means "currency" or "coin". It follows a common modifier-noun structure in Chinese, where the first element (金) specifies the material or type of the second element (币), creating a precise and transparent term for a currency unit made of gold, historically literal but now often used in gaming and finance to denote virtual or valuable tokens.