The word "汇报" is formed through a conceptual and metaphorical blend of its two component characters. The first character, "汇" (huì), carries the core meaning of converging, gathering, or assembling things together, like tributaries flowing into a river. The second character, "报" (bào), means to report, announce, or reciprocate. Thus, the compound visually and notionally represents the action of first collecting or compiling information, results, or data from various sources and then formally presenting or reporting that gathered totality to someone, typically a superior or an audience, completing a cycle of gathering and delivering.