Chinese words pronounced ka (any tone) 7 words, in the 2 tones ka is read in. kā (1st tone) 2 words 喀(kā) sound of coughing or vomiting 咖(kā) coffee kǎ (3rd tone) 5 words 卡(kǎ) to stop 咔(kǎ) (used as phonetic "ka") 胩(kǎ) carbylamine 鉲(kǎ) cadmium 佧(kǎ) ancient name for an ethnic group in China