葛兰素史克

Traditional form:

葛蘭素史克

Pinyin (reading):

Gělánsùshǐkè

Definitions:

• GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company

Characters:

• 葛 - an edible bean; vine; surname
• 兰 - orchid; elegant, graceful
• 素 - plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally
• 史 - history, chronicle, annals
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations

Traditional characters:

• 葛 - an edible bean; vine; surname
• 蘭 - orchid; elegant, graceful
• 素 - plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally
• 史 - history, chronicle, annals
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations