The Chinese word "肯特" (Kěntè) is a phonetic loanword formed through the process of transliteration, specifically to approximate the sounds of the foreign name "Kent." It is created by combining two characters, "肯" (kěn) and "特" (tè), which have no inherent semantic connection to the original term but were chosen because their Mandarin pronunciations closely mimic the English syllables "Ken" and "t." This is a standard method in Chinese for adopting foreign proper nouns, such as place names or personal names, into the writing system.