YouTube in Chinese

优兔

Yōu tù

Technology
Naming strategyPhonetic + semantic blend

YouTube has several Chinese renderings; 优兔 (Yōu tù) is phonetically approximate and means 'excellent rabbit'. In mainland China, YouTube is blocked, but in Chinese media it is sometimes referred to as YouTube (used as-is) or 油管 (yóuguǎn, 'oil pipe' — internet slang).

Character-by-character pronunciation

Yōu

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

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