The word 夏洛特 is formed through phonetic translation, specifically to approximate the sounds of the foreign name "Charlotte". Each character is chosen primarily for its sound rather than its meaning: 夏 (xià) mimics "Char", 洛 (luò) mimics "lo", and 特 (tè) mimics the "tte" ending. This process results in a new Chinese lexical unit that visually and audibly represents the original name while using standard Chinese characters.