The Chinese word 迪克 is formed through phonetic transliteration, where two characters are selected solely for their sound to approximate the pronunciation of the English name "Dick". The character 迪 (dí) mimics the "Di" sound, and 克 (kè) mimics the "ck" or "k" sound, combining to create the closest possible auditory match in Mandarin without regard to the individual meanings of the characters. This method is commonly used in Chinese to adopt foreign names or terms by representing their sounds with existing syllables in the language.