The Chinese word "哈勃" (Hābó) is a phonetic transcription, or transliteration, formed to approximate the sound of the English surname "Hubble," as in the astronomer Edwin Hubble and the associated space telescope. The characters were chosen primarily for their phonetic value—"哈" (hā) for the "Ha" sound and "勃" (bó) for the "bble" sound—with "勃" also carrying a connotation of vigor or suddenness, which inadvertently adds a subtle, positive nuance. This is a standard method in Chinese for creating loanwords for foreign names and specialized terms, where meaning is secondary to sound approximation.