wikipedia|Character (word)
English

rank|spoke|strange|force|464|character|taking|information|seem

Etymology
From Old (and modern) French caractère, from Latin #Latin|character, from Greek �α�ακ�ή� �marking instrument�, from �α�ά��ειν �engrave�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�kær�kt�/
audio|en-us-character.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A being involved in the action of a story.
2. A symbol used to represent a sound or a word.
3. A distinguishing feature; characteristic; A complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group.
4. A moral strength.

#: "You may not like to eat liver," said Calvin's father, "but it builds character."

1. A person with many notable or eccentric features.
2. mathematics A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
3. computing One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character. Synonymous with byte in some environments.

Derived terms
characterise, characterize
characterisation, characterization
characteristic
character actor
Chinese character
in character

Translations
trans-top|being in a story
Chinese: ��, �� (ji�o sè)
Danish: figur, rolle, person
Finnish: hahmo, henkilö
French: personnage m
German: Person f, Rolle f
Greek: �α�ακ�ή�α� (kharaktiras) m
Hebrew: ���ת (dmut) f
Hungarian: szerepl�
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Icelandic: persóna
Italian: personaggio m
Malayalam: �ഥാപാത�ര� (kathaapaathram)
Portuguese: personagem m and f
Romanian: personaj n
Russian: пе��онаж (p'ersonáž) m
Serbian: karakter m, lik m
Swedish: rollfigur c
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trans-top|symbol for a sound or a word
Chinese: 符�, 符� (fú hào)
Czech: znak m
Danish: tegn
Dutch: karakter
Finnish: kirjain, merkki
French: caractère m
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Italian: carattere m
German: Buchstabe m
Greek: �α�ακ�ή�α� (kharaktiras) m, γ�άμμα (gramma) n
Hebrew: ��ֹת (ot) f, ת� (tav) m
Russian: б�ква (búkva) f, �имвол (símvol) m, знак (znak) m
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trans-top|distinguishing feature
Chinese: ��, �� (tè xìng)
Czech: znak m
Danish: karakter, træk, natur
Finnish: luonteenpiirre
French: caractère m
German: Charakter m
Greek: �α�ακ�ή�α� (kharaktiras) m
Hebrew: : ��פ��� (me`afyen) m, ת��נ� (tkhuná) f
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Italian: carattere, caratteristica m
Japanese: Jpan|�質 (Jpan|����, tokushitsu)
Portuguese: caráter m
Russian: �а�ак�е� (�arákt'er) m
Serbian: osobina, karakteristika f
Swedish: karaktär c
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trans-top|moral strength
Chinese: �質, �质 (p�n zhí)
Danish: karakter, fasthed, viljestyrke
Finnish: luonne
Italian: carattere m
German: Charakter m
Greek: �α�ακ�ή�α� (kharaktiras) m
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Hebrew: ��פ� (ófi) m
Russian: �а�ак�е� (�arákt'er) m
Serbian: karakter m
Swedish: karaktär c
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trans-top|notable or eccentric person
Chinese: �人, �人 (guài rén)
Danish: personlighed
German: Original n
Greek: ��ο���ικ��η�α (prosopikotita) f
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Hebrew: ��ש��ת (ishiyút) f
Portuguese: figura f
Serbian: lik m
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trans-top|complex number (mathematics)
Chinese: ��, �� (fù shù)
Hungarian: karakter
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trans-top|basic element in a text string (computing)
Chinese: 符�, 符� (fú hào)
Czech: znak m
Danish: tegn
Greek: �α�ακ�ή�α� (kharaktiras) m
Hebrew: ת� (tav) m
Hungarian: betű, karakter
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Italian: carattere m
Portuguese: caractere m, caráter m
Russian: �имвол (símvol) m
Swedish: tecken n
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Dutch: karakter n
ttbc|Korean: ��
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ttbc|Spanish: carácter m
ttbc|Tamil: �ழ����ம�
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See also
codepoint
font
glyph
letter
symbol
rune
pictogram

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• 2007-12-30 21:54 - Chloejr - checked chinese translation

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