girl’s name
Caroline in Chinese
卡罗琳
kǎ luó lín · traditional 卡羅琳
Caroline is usually written 卡罗琳 in Chinese, pronounced kǎ luó lín. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Caroline, 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 |
| 琳 | lín | second (rising) tone | beautiful jade, gem | 琳 |
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 Caroline in Chinese
How do you write Caroline in Chinese?
Caroline is usually written 卡罗琳 in Chinese, pronounced kǎ luó lín. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Caroline, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 卡罗琳?
卡罗琳 is pronounced kǎ luó lín: kǎ in the third (dipping) tone, luó in the second (rising) tone and lín in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Caroline in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 卡羅琳.
Is 卡罗琳 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Caroline, 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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