脸书

Facebook's Chinese name 脸书 (liǎn shū) is a literal semantic translation: 脸 means 'face' and 书 means 'book'. Though Facebook is blocked in mainland China, this name is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and overseas Chinese communities.

Character-by-character pronunciation

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