伊朗 (Yīlǎng): Iran (country in Western Asia / the Middle East)

Meanings

Phonetic transliteration. 朗 (bright/clear) gives this name a pleasant feel.

Yīlǎng yǒu yōujiǔ de lìshǐ hé wénhuà.

Iran has a long history and culture.

history

Iran was known as 波斯 (Bōsī, Persia) in Chinese until 1935. 波斯 is still used for historical and cultural contexts like 波斯猫 (Persian cat).

伊 yī

朗 lǎng