The Chinese word "朱丽叶" is a direct phonetic transcription of the name "Juliet," formed through a process of transliteration where characters are selected primarily for their sound rather than their meaning. The characters 朱 (zhū), 丽 (lì), and 叶 (yè) are combined to approximate the syllables of the English name, with 丽 (meaning "beautiful") offering a positive connotation, but the primary function of the compound is to represent the foreign name phonetically within the Chinese writing system, resulting in a neutral, conventionalized label for the character from Western literature.