The word "保时捷" is formed as a phonetic transcription of the foreign brand name "Porsche". Each character is chosen primarily for its sound to approximate the original pronunciation: "保" (bǎo) corresponds to "Por", "时" (shí) to "sche", and "捷" (jié) to the ending sound, together creating "Bǎo shí jié" which mimics "Porsche" in Chinese.