卡琳

卡琳 transliterates the feminine name Karin (German/Scandinavian, a Swedish form of Katherine) or Carin/Caryn. Common in Chinese subtitles for European films; bearers include Norwegian opera singer Karin Hetland and various fictional characters. The masculine French name 'Calin' would be a different transliteration.

卡 (kǎ) is the all-purpose 'ka/car/ca-' transliteration character (also in 卡车 truck, 卡尔 Karl, 卡通 cartoon); 琳 (lín, 'beautiful jade') is favored for feminine names because of its 王 jade radical.