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加冕 (jiā miǎn) — to crown (someone as monarch)

Definition

Formal verb meaning to formally crown a monarch. Typically used as a verb-object construction (加冕 + object, e.g. 为女王加冕) or with the 把 construction.

verb
to crown (someone as monarch)

Examples

  • 加冕。
    Xīn guó wáng jiāng zài míng tiān jiā miǎn.
    The new king will be crowned tomorrow.
  • 。
    Zhè wèi huáng dì yǐ jīng jiā guò yí cì miǎn le.
    This emperor has already been crowned once.
  • 。
    Tā men zài jiào táng lǐ wèi nǚ wáng jiā le miǎn.
    They crowned the queen in the church.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

加jiāplace
冕miǎncrown

To 加 place something on someone, namely a 冕 crown, is to crown them.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Appears in
Government & Politics

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