拜耳

Bayer is phonetically rendered as 拜耳 (Bài ěr) in Chinese. 拜 means 'to pay respects/worship/visit' and 耳 means 'ear'. The German pharmaceutical and life sciences company was founded in 1863 in Barmen (now Wuppertal). Bayer invented aspirin (阿司匹林) in 1897, one of the most widely used medications in history. The brand is a leader in crop science and pharmaceuticals.

Character-by-character pronunciation

拜耳 uses 2 characters to represent the brand name in Chinese. Each character contributes to the phonetic or semantic rendering.