It's actually extremely easy to create new words using Chinese characters. You simply put existing characters together. To use some computing related terms for

It's actually extremely easy to create new words using Chinese characters. You simply put existing characters together. To use some computing related terms for example: mobile phone: 手机 （hand machine) programming: 编程 （compose orders) QR code: 二维码 （2d code) hacker: 黑客 （black guest, this also sounds phonetically like "hacker") For brands and other names, there is a system of transliterating sounds using characters, or simply a literal translation of the name, e.g. Android: 安卓 (an zhuo) Microsoft: 微软 （small soft) Apple: 苹果 （literally apple)