The word 授权 is formed through the direct and logical combination of its two component characters: 授 (shòu), which means "to give, to confer, or to instruct", and 权 (quán), which means "power, authority, or right". Conceptually, it is created by placing the action of "conferring" before the object "authority", fusing them into a single unit that encapsulates the entire process or result of delegating power, literally, the act of "conferring authority" or the state of "authorization" itself.