Chinese symbol for “carat”

克拉

kè lā

carat (mass) (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for carat is 克拉 (kè lā), defined as: carat (mass) (loanword).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

克 kè

to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations

radical 10 ⼉ · 7 strokes

拉 lā

to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)

radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “carat”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
开 (開)	kāi	to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

Related words

Other words that share a character with 克拉.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
坦克	tǎn kè	(loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman
马克 (馬克)	mǎ kè	mark (monetary unit)
克服	kè fú	(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer
巧克力	qiǎo kè lì	(loanword) chocolate; 块 (kuài)
麦克 (麥克)	mài kè	(loanword) microphone
卡拉	kǎ lā	karaoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
阿拉	ā lā	(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
拉丁	lā dīng	Latin; (in former times) to press-gang

See also: Japanese symbol for “carat”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.