香奈儿

Chanel is phonetically rendered as 香奈儿 (Xiāng nài er) in Chinese. 香 means 'fragrant/aromatic', a perfect coincidence for a brand famous for its perfumes (including Chanel No. 5). The character choice gives the name an appropriately elegant feel.

Character-by-character pronunciation

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