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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Ka

  • 家home; family
  • 嘉excellent; good; auspicious
  • 佳good, fine; lovely
Letters
2
Syllables
1
First letter
K
Romanization
Hokkien, Cantonese
Character options
3
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters家嘉佳
3

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Ka in their name

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Ka is a syllable in Malaysian Chinese names; its meaning depends on the characters chosen, for example 家、嘉、佳.

Possible characters for Ka

This spelling is common in Hokkien, Cantonese and Hakka romanization.

  • 家

    home; family

    Hokkien ka / Cantonese gaa1 / Hakka kâ / Mandarin jiā

    attested

  • 嘉

    excellent; good; auspicious

    Hokkien ka / Cantonese gaa1 / Hakka kâ / Mandarin jiā

  • 佳

    good, fine; lovely

    Hokkien ka / Hakka kâ / Mandarin jiā

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Ka

Ka is a syllable used in Malaysian Chinese names. The spelling is typical of Hokkien, Cantonese and Hakka romanization; the sound ka in Hokkien and Hakka, and gaa1 in Cantonese, occurs in characters such as 家 and 嘉, while 佳 is read ka in Hokkien and Hakka. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 家. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, so these are options rather than one true meaning.

RomanizationHokkien, Cantonese, Hakka

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Ka

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 家 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 家 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 嘉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 佳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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