The Chinese word "凯特" is formed through a purely phonetic process, specifically as a transliteration to approximate the sound of a foreign name, most commonly "Kate" or "Kate" as in Catherine. The two characters, 凯 (kǎi) and 特 (tè), were selected solely because their Mandarin pronunciations combine to create a close auditory match to the original name, with the inherent meanings of the characters (凯 can mean "triumphant", and 特 can mean "special") being entirely incidental and irrelevant to their function here.