The Chinese word 加冕 (jiāmiǎn), meaning "to crown" or "coronation," is a verb-object compound formed by combining the verb 加 (jiā), meaning "to add" or "to place upon," with the noun 冕 (miǎn), an archaic term for a "crown" or "royal diadem." The term is therefore a literal, descriptive formation meaning "to add a crown," which metaphorically extends to the formal act of investing a monarch with regal authority during the coronation ceremony.