The Chinese word "布鲁克" is formed through a process of phonetic transcription, specifically designed to approximate the sounds of the foreign name "Brook" or "Brooke". Each character is chosen not for its meaning, but for its syllable sound in Mandarin: "布" (bù) for "Broo", "鲁" (lǔ) for the "lu" or "roo" sound, and "克" (kè) for the closing "k" sound. This is a standard method in Chinese for adapting foreign names and terms, resulting in a new word that is phonetically similar but carries the inherent meanings of its Chinese characters only as a secondary, often irrelevant, association.