优衣库

Uniqlo's Chinese name 优衣库 (Yōu yī kù) means 'excellent clothing warehouse/store'. 优 means 'excellent/superior', 衣 means 'clothing', and 库 means 'warehouse/store'. This semantic name perfectly describes what Uniqlo is — a quality apparel retailer — and phonetically approximates the brand name.

Character-by-character pronunciation

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