The word **夏普** is a phonetic transcription formed through the common Chinese practice of **transliteration**, specifically to represent the name of the Japanese electronics company **Sharp**. The two characters, *夏* (xià, meaning "summer") and *普* (pǔ, meaning "universal"), were chosen solely for their combined pronunciation, which approximates the English sound "Sharp," and carry no semantic relationship to the company's products or identity, making it a classic example of a brand name adapted for the Chinese market.