奥多比

Adobe is phonetically rendered as 奥多比 (Ào duō bǐ) in Chinese. 奥 means 'profound', 多 means 'many/multiple', and 比 means 'to compare/ratio'. The name phonetically approximates 'Adobe' while suggesting profundity and multiplicity — fitting for a software company whose products (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat) define digital creativity. Adobe was founded in 1982 in California.

Character-by-character pronunciation

奥多比 uses 3 characters to represent the brand name in Chinese. Each character contributes to the phonetic or semantic rendering.