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title: "Kara in Chinese: 卡拉 (Kǎlā), Meaning and How to Write It"
description: "Kara in Chinese is 卡拉 (Kǎlā), picked for its sound: 卡 card, 拉 to pull. Hear it, watch each stroke drawn, and get a Chinese-style name like 冯宽兰: 宽 wide, 兰 orchid."
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# Kara in Chinese

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## How Chinese writes Kara

卡拉 Kǎlā

我叫卡拉。 Wǒ jiào Kǎlā. My name is Kara.

Kara en chino se escribe 卡拉 (Kǎlā).

[Carla](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/carla) and [Karla](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-name/karla) are written 卡拉 too.

## How to write 卡拉

1. [kǎ5 strokescard](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E5%8D%A1)
2. [lā8 strokesto pull](https://mandarinthewild.com/stroke-order/%E6%8B%89)

## Chinese-style names for Kara

冯宽兰 Féng Kuānlán

1. 冯 féng Family name
2. 宽 kuān wide
3. 兰 lán orchid

冯 is a common family name; 宽 and 兰 echo kǎ lā, how Chinese begins Kara (卡拉).

曾珂岚 Zēng Kēlán

1. 曾 zēng Family name
2. 珂 kē jade-like stone
3. 岚 lán mountain mist

曾 is a common family name; 珂 and 岚 echo kǎ lā, how Chinese begins Kara (卡拉).

邓可兰 Dèng Kělán

1. 邓 dèng Family name
2. 可 kě can
3. 兰 lán orchid

邓 is a common family name; 可 and 兰 echo kǎ lā, how Chinese begins Kara (卡拉).

Add your last name for a family name that matches it.

## A name seal for Kara

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## 我爸爸叫爸爸 How to say my name is in Chinese

中文怎么说名字？

说“我叫”，后边是你的名字。

说“我的名字叫”“我的名字是”也对，可是中国人多说“我叫”。

中国人的名字，姓在前边，名字在后边。

[Keep reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-my-name-is-in-chinese#library-word-76-90)

## How do you say Kara in Chinese?

Kara is 卡拉 (Kǎlā) in Chinese. To say “My name is Kara”, say 我叫卡拉 (Wǒ jiào Kǎlā).

## What does 卡拉 mean?

Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 卡拉 for how it sounds, Kǎlā, close to Kara. On its own, 卡 means card and 拉 to pull.

## How do you write Kara in Chinese?

Kara is written 卡拉, 2 characters: 卡 (5 strokes), 拉 (8 strokes). Each is drawn stroke by stroke on this page, in the order you write it.

## How does Chinese write English names?

By sound, with characters picked for how they are said: Michael is 迈克尔 (Màikè’ěr). Newspapers, subtitles and books use one usual form for each common name.

## What is a Chinese-style name?

A name made the Chinese way: a one-character family name first, then one or two characters picked for their meaning. Many learners use one in class.

## Can I use this name?

It’s a starting point. Ask a Chinese speaker or teacher before you put it on anything that lasts, like a tattoo or a document.

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Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese writes some names more than one way.