The Chinese word "诺亚" is formed through a process of phonetic transliteration, where characters are selected based on their pronunciation to closely mimic the sounds of the foreign name "Noah" from biblical context. The character "诺" (nuò) approximates the "No" sound, while "亚" (yà) corresponds to the "ah" ending, together creating a phonetic equivalent that allows Chinese speakers to recognize and refer to the name without altering its original auditory essence, despite the individual characters having unrelated literal meanings.