科罗娜

Corona is phonetically rendered as 科罗娜 (Kē luó nà) in Chinese. 科 means 'science/subject', 罗 means 'to spread', and 娜 is a feminine phonetic character. The Mexican beer brand, produced by Grupo Modelo (owned by AB InBev), is recognized by its clear bottle and lime garnish. Sales temporarily dipped in early 2020 due to name association with COVID-19, then recovered.

Character-by-character pronunciation

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