The Chinese word "哈姆雷特" is formed through phonetic transliteration, where each character is chosen solely for its sound to approximate the English name "Hamlet": "哈" (hā) for "Ha", "姆" (mǔ) for "m", "雷" (léi) for "le", and "特" (tè) for "t", resulting in a combined pronunciation that mimics the original.