The Chinese word "克莱斯勒" is formed via phonetic transliteration, where each character is selected solely for its sound to approximate the English "Chrysler": 克 (kè) corresponds to "Chry", 莱 (lái) to "ly", 斯 (sī) to "s", and 勒 (lè) to "ler", creating a pronunciation that mimics the original.