The Chinese word 罗曼蒂克 is a phonetic borrowing from the English word "romantic", constructed by selecting characters whose pronunciations approximate the original sounds: 罗 (luó) for "ro", 曼 (màn) for "man", 蒂 (dì) for "ti", and 克 (kè) for the "c/k" sound, with the characters' meanings being secondary to their sonic function.