The Chinese word "克里斯蒂安" is formed through phonetic transliteration, where each character is selected solely for its sound to approximate the English name "Christian": "克" (kè) corresponds to "Chri-", "里" (lǐ) to "-ri-", "斯" (sī) to "-s", "蒂" (dì) to "-ti-", and "安" (ān) to "-an", resulting in the sequential pronunciation kè-lǐ-sī-dì-ān that mimics the original name.