谷歌

Google's Chinese name 谷歌 (gǔ gē) was adopted when Google officially launched in China in 2006. The characters mean 'valley song' — chosen for their pleasant sound approximating 'Google' and their positive imagery.

Character-by-character pronunciation

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