诺华

Novartis is rendered as 诺华 (Nuò huá) in Chinese. 诺 means 'promise/vow' and 华 refers to China or 'splendid'. The name can mean 'promising splendor' or 'vow to China'. Novartis comes from the Latin 'novae artes' (new skills), and the Chinese name subtly echoes this forward-looking spirit.

Character-by-character pronunciation

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