Midea’s previous trademark was indeed based on MD as a general model, as shown below:

Midea Group (SZ.000333) is a large-scale comprehensive company mainly engaged in home appliance manufacturing. The enterprise group was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on September 18, 2013. It owns two listed subsidiaries, Little Swan and Welling Holdings. In 2013, Midea Group's overall sales revenue reached 121 billion yuan, and its export sales revenue was US$7.4 billion. In the 2013 "China's Most Valuable Brand" evaluation, Midea's brand value reached 65.336 billion yuan, ranking fifth among the country's most valuable brands.

In December 2014, Midea officially announced that it would introduce Xiaomi Technology as a strategic investor for 1.26 billion yuan, holding 1.288 shares. Xiaomi will also nominate a core executive to join Midea's board of directors.