The word 皇冠 is formed by combining two meaningful characters: 皇 (huáng), which means "emperor" or "imperial", and 冠 (guān), which means "crown" or "headdress". It is a direct, conceptual fusion where the first character specifies the type or majesty of the second, creating a single compound noun that visually and semantically represents the specific, regal object of an "imperial crown".