施华洛世奇

Swarovski is phonetically rendered as 施华洛世奇 (Shī huá luò shì qí) in Chinese — one of the longer brand transliterations. 施 means 'to bestow', 华 means 'splendid/China', 洛 references the Luo River, 世 means 'world/generation', and 奇 means 'wondrous'. Together the characters create an elaborate, poetic Chinese name befitting a crystal brand known for its precision-cut decorative crystals.

Character-by-character pronunciation

施华洛世奇 uses 5 characters to represent the brand name in Chinese. Each character contributes to the phonetic or semantic rendering.