character

Everyday

1. A character is a person or animal in a story, film or play. tree →
2. Your character is the kind of person you are inside: brave, kind, honest or not. tree →
3. A character is a letter, number or symbol used in writing. tree →
4. A character can be an interesting or unusual person. tree →

In the lessons

In English lessons pupils describe characters, their feelings and actions, and use character descriptions with evidence from the text. In PSHE and everyday life good character means honesty, kindness and courage. In computing a password must have a certain number of characters. Phrases: main character, out of character, strong character, a real character, character traits.

Examples

• Who is the main character in the story? tree →
• Harry is a brave character. tree →
• Describe the character's feelings. tree →
• She has a kind character. tree →
• Your password needs at least eight characters. tree →
• It was out of character for him to shout. tree →
• Grandad is a real character. tree →
• The villain is my favourite character. tree →
• “You are a noble character!” said the princess. tree →

Note

Spelling trap: «ch» sounds like «k»: KA-rik-ter. Countable (characters). «Characteristic» is a typical feature. In computing, spaces and punctuation are characters too — «cat dog» has seven characters.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Here "characters" means the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In Sefer Yetzirah the letters are the tools by which the world was made. In Ezra "Aramaic character" means the style of letters of a writing. In the primary lessons: In English lessons pupils describe characters, their feelings and actions, and use character descriptions with evidence from the text. In PSHE and everyday life good character means honesty, kindness and courage. In computing a password must have a certain number of characters. Phrases: main character, out of character, strong character, a real character, character traits.

Examples

• The Hebrew language and its characters correspond mostly with the things they designate, and thus holy thoughts, Hebrew language (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Table of Semitic characters by Julius Euting, No. 52, 03. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Evans and Professor Minders Petrie have shown that certain linear characters which (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Aramaic character, and set forth in the Aramaic tongue. (Writings EZR.4.7, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Spelling trap: «ch» sounds like «k»: KA-rik-ter. Countable (characters). «Characteristic» is a typical feature. In computing, spaces and punctuation are characters too — «cat dog» has seven characters.