美利坚 Traditional form: 美利堅 Pinyin (reading): Měilìjiān Definitions: America Characters: 美 - beautiful, pretty; pleasing 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit 坚 - hard, strong; firm, resolute Traditional characters: 美 - beautiful, pretty; pleasing 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit 堅 - hard, strong; firm, resolute