The Chinese word 辛辛那提 is formed through direct phonetic transliteration of the English name "Cincinnati", with each character chosen solely for its sound: 辛 (xīn) approximates "Cin", repeated for the second "cin", 那 (nà) for "na", and 提 (tí) for "ti", resulting in a sequence where the characters' meanings are disregarded in favor of auditory resemblance.