The word "彼得" is formed through a process of phonetic translation, specifically to transcribe the sound of the foreign name "Peter" into Chinese. It is created by selecting two pre-existing Chinese characters, "彼" (bǐ) and "得" (dé), whose combined pronunciation closely approximates the English sound. The individual meanings of these characters (which can be "that" and "get/obtain" respectively) are entirely disregarded in this construction; they function purely as phonetic symbols or building blocks to replicate the auditory form of the source name within the constraints of the Chinese syllable system.