The word 聚拢 is formed from 聚, meaning 'to gather,' which is itself composed of 取 (take) and 乑 (crowd), representing the concept of collecting, and 拢, meaning 'to bring together,' composed of 扌 (hand) and 龙 (primarily phonetic), indicating the action of drawing close; combined, they create a verb meaning to gather or draw things into a closer group.