新力

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn lì

Meanings

  1. Sony (former name of the company used prior to 2009 in some markets including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, now replaced by 索尼 Suǒ ní in all markets)
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新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
力
lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
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1–4 · Xin1 li4

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  1. (Hong Kong, Taiwan, dated) former name of 索尼 (Suǒní)

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Exact source record新力 新力 [Xin1 li4] /Sony (former name of the company used prior to 2009 in some markets including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, now replaced by 索尼[Suo3 ni2] in all markets)/