Transcription into Chinese characters

United Kingdom is called 英國 (英国, yīngguó, means "hero country"). The first character, 英, is abbreviated from 英吉利, the early Chinese transcription of "English", but subsequently applied to the UK after it was formed from the union of England and Scotland.

Germany is abbreviated as 德國 (德国, déguó, literally "Moral country"). The first character, 德, is abbreviated from 德意志 (the Chinese transcription of "Deutsch", the German word for "German").

United States of America is abbreviated 美國 (美国, měiguó, literally "beautiful country"). It is abbreviated from 美利堅合眾國, 美利堅 is an early phonetic transcription of "America".

Athens as 雅典 (Yădiăn), literally "elegant" and "classical".

Champs-Élysées as 香榭麗舍 (香榭丽舍, Xiāngxièlìshè), meaning "fragrant pavilion (and) beautiful house".

Firenze as 翡冷翠 (by the poet Xu Zhimo), 翡翠 meaning "jadeite" and 冷 "cold". Today the city is usually known as 佛羅倫薩 (佛罗伦萨), a transcription based on the Anglo-French Florence rather than the endonym.

Fontainebleau as 楓丹白露 (枫丹白露), meaning "red maple (and) white dew".

Ithaca as 綺色佳, literally "gorgeous colour wonderful".

Yosemite as 優山美地 (also 優仙美地, 優聖美地, 優詩美地, or 優勝美地), meaning "elegant mountain (and) beautiful land".

Champagne as 香檳 (香槟, xiāng bīn) meaning "fragrant areca"

Wikipedia is 维基百科 (維基百科), it means "Wiki Encyclopedia". The Chinese transcription of "Wiki" is composed of two characters: 維/维, whose ancient sense refers to 'ropes or webs connecting objects', and alludes to the 'Internet'; and 基, meaning 'foundations'. The name can be interpreted as 'the encyclopedia that connects the fundamental knowledge of humanity'.

Foreign companies are able to choose representations of their names which serve advertising purposes:

Coca-Cola as 可口可樂 (可口可乐, Kěkǒu Kělè), 可口 meaning "delicious fun"

Revlon as 露華濃, literally as "revealing bright spring dew", excerpted from Li Bai's A Song of Pure Happiness (清平調).

Sheraton hotels as 喜来登 (Xǐláidēng), "love to visit"

Best Buy as 百思买 (Bǎisīmǎi), "buy (after) thinking a hundred times"

Subway restaurants as 赛百味 (Sàibǎiwèi), "competing (with) a hundred tastes"

IKEA as 宜家 (Yíjiā), "suitable/proper for a home"

Costco as 好市多 (Hǎoshìduō), "market of many great things"tt