雪铁龙

Citroën is rendered as 雪铁龙 (Xuě tiě lóng) in Chinese — meaning 'snow iron dragon'. 雪 means snow, 铁 means iron/steel, and 龙 means dragon. While phonetically approximating 'Citroën', the name accidentally evokes powerful, dramatic imagery. Citroën has a joint venture with Dongfeng in China.

Character-by-character pronunciation

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