The word 筹款 is formed by combining two characters whose core meanings conceptually create the new term. 筹 (chóu) carries the idea of planning, preparing, or raising resources, while 款 (kuǎn) fundamentally means a sum of money or funds. The formation is a direct and logical fusion: the action or process of "raising" (筹) is applied to the object "funds" (款), resulting in the compound's meaning of "to raise money" or "fundraising". It is a purpose-driven combination where the first character denotes the action upon the subject of the second.