The Chinese word "博尔赫斯" is formed through phonetic transliteration, specifically to represent the sound of the foreign name "Borges". Each character is selected for its pronunciation in Mandarin: "博" (bó) approximates "Bo", "尔" (ěr) approximates "er", "赫" (hè) approximates "he", and "斯" (sī) approximates "s", together creating a sequence that mimics the original name's syllables without regard to the literal meanings of the individual characters.