Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kah
- 嘉excellent; joyful; auspicious
- 家house, home; family
- 佳good, fine; beautiful
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters嘉家佳
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kah in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kah is a Chinese name syllable that can mean excellent, family or fine, depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Kah
This spelling is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 嘉
excellent; joyful; auspicious
Hokkien ka
attested
- 家
house, home; family
Hokkien ka
attested
- 佳
good, fine; beautiful
Hokkien ka
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 Kah
Kah is a syllable used in Chinese Malaysian names. It follows the Hokkien reading ka; the final h is a spelling habit and does not change the character. Characters read ka include 嘉, 家 and 佳, and 嘉 and 家 are recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Kah
Sources
- MDBG: 嘉 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 家 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 佳 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 嘉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 家 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 佳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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