莫德纳

Moderna is phonetically rendered as 莫德纳 (Mò dé nà) in Chinese. 莫 means 'do not/none', 德 means 'virtue/Germany', and 纳 means 'to accept/receive'. The American biotechnology company became globally known for its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna was founded in 2010 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the name is a portmanteau of 'modified' and 'RNA'.

Character-by-character pronunciation

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