girl’s name
Carol in Chinese
卡罗尔
kǎ luó ěr · traditional 卡羅爾
Carol is usually written 卡罗尔 in Chinese, pronounced kǎ luó ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Carol, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 卡 | kǎ | third (dipping) tone | card, punch card; calorie | 卡 |
| 罗 | luó | second (rising) tone | net for catching birds; gauze | 羅 |
| 尔 | ěr | third (dipping) tone | you; that, those | 爾 |
Readings and meanings come from the Unicode Han Database (Unihan). In a transliterated name, the meanings of the characters are not read as a sentence.
Questions about Carol in Chinese
How do you write Carol in Chinese?
Carol is usually written 卡罗尔 in Chinese, pronounced kǎ luó ěr. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Carol, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 卡罗尔?
卡罗尔 is pronounced kǎ luó ěr: kǎ in the third (dipping) tone, luó in the second (rising) tone and ěr in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Carol in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 卡羅爾.
Is 卡罗尔 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Carol, so Chinese readers will recognise it as a foreign name. If you would like a name that looks Chinese, our free generator also suggests names chosen for their meaning.
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