The Chinese word 杰奎琳 is formed through phonetic transliteration, where each character is chosen to approximate the sounds of the English name "Jacqueline": 杰 (jié) for "Jac", 奎 (kuí) for "qu", and 琳 (lín) for "line". The characters are selected based on their pronunciation in Mandarin, with their individual meanings being largely irrelevant to the word's function as a proper name.