Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kar
- 家home; family
- 嘉excellent; good; auspicious
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Cantonese
- Character options
- 2
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters家嘉
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kar in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kar is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese pronunciation; its meaning depends on the character chosen, such as 家 (home) or 嘉 (excellent).
Possible characters for Kar
This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 家
home; family
Cantonese gaa1 / Mandarin jiā
attested
- 嘉
excellent; good; auspicious
Cantonese gaa1 / 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 Kar
Kar is a common Malaysian Cantonese spelling of the reading gaa; the r marks a long vowel. The character 家 (home, family) is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling, and 嘉 (excellent, good) is also read gaa1. The 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 Kar
Sources
- Wiktionary: 家 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 嘉 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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