The word "罗杰" is formed by combining two characters used for phonetic transliteration of foreign names such as "Roger", with "罗" (luó) approximating the sound "Ro" and "杰" (jié) approximating "ger". Individually, "罗" is a simplified form of the traditional character "羅", which pictographically represents a net with the component "隹" for bird, while "杰" is a simplified form of "傑", a pictophonetic character with the radical "亻" (person) and the phonetic component "桀" meaning outstanding. In this context, their meanings are disregarded in favor of their sound.