The word **仓促** (*cāngcù*), meaning "hasty" or "hurried," is a typical example of a disyllabic compound formed through the combination of two synonymous or semantically related characters. The character **仓** (*cāng*) originally means "granary" or "warehouse," a place associated with storage and, by implication, the need for readiness or preparation. The character **促** (*cù*) means "urgent" or "to urge." When combined, their individual meanings blend figuratively: the sense of a granary (implying things being gathered or in place) is overtaken by the sense of urgency, creating the abstract concept of an action being done with inadequate preparation or in a rushed manner. This formation follows the common Chinese lexical pattern where two near-synonyms are paired to reinforce a single, often more nuanced, abstract idea.