The Chinese word "亚美尼亚" is formed through phonetic transliteration, where each character is selected to mimic the sounds of the English name "Armenia": "亚" (yà) approximates "Ar", "美" (měi) approximates "me", and "尼亚" (ní yà) approximates "nia", resulting in a sequence that audibly replicates the original term without regard to the literal meanings of the characters.