三菱

Mitsubishi's Chinese name 三菱 (Sān líng) directly translates the Japanese 三菱: 三 means 'three' and 菱 means 'water caltrop/diamond shape'. The three-diamond logo reflects this name. Mitsubishi covers automotive, electronics, and heavy industry; in China, its auto joint venture is with Guangzhou Automobile Group.

Character-by-character pronunciation

三菱 uses 2 characters to represent the brand name in Chinese. Each character contributes to the phonetic or semantic rendering.