The Chinese word "康涅狄格" is formed solely through phonetic transcription, with each character chosen to approximate the sounds of the English name "Connecticut": "康" (kāng) corresponds to "Con", "涅" (niè) to "nec", "狄" (dí) to "ti", and "格" (gé) to "cut", creating a sequence that mimics the pronunciation without regard to the individual characters' meanings.