* 华 (Huá): This means "splendor" or "glory."
* 为 (Wéi): This means "to be" or "to act as."
Therefore, Huawei literally means "splendid achievement" or "achieving glory."
The name was chosen by Ren Zhengfei, the founder of the company, to reflect his ambition to make Huawei a leading force in the technology industry.