boy’s name
Carter in Chinese
卡特
kǎ tè
Carter is usually written 卡特 in Chinese, pronounced kǎ tè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Carter, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 卡 | kǎ | third (dipping) tone | card, punch card; calorie | 卡 |
| 特 | tè | fourth (falling) tone | special, unique, distinguished | 特 |
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 Carter in Chinese
How do you write Carter in Chinese?
Carter is usually written 卡特 in Chinese, pronounced kǎ tè. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Carter, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 卡特?
卡特 is pronounced kǎ tè: kǎ in the third (dipping) tone and tè in the fourth (falling) tone.
How do you write Carter in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 卡特 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 卡特 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 卡特 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Carter, 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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