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character vs radical

radical vs character

character and radical both are nouns.

character is not an adjective while radical is an adjective.

character is a verb but radical is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
character Yes No Yes No
radical Yes Yes No No
As nouns, radical is a hyponym of character; that is, radical is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than character:
  • character: a written symbol that is used to represent speech
  • radical: a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
Other hyponyms of character include allograph, check character, superior, superscript, inferior, subscript, ASCII character, ligature, capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase, lower-case letter, lowercase, minuscule, small letter, type, percent sign, percentage sign, asterisk, star, dagger, obelisk, diesis, double dagger, double obelisk, alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet, blank, space, phonetic symbol, mathematical symbol, rune, runic letter, pictograph, ideogram, ideograph, stenograph, siglum.
character (noun) radical (noun)
(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something a person who has radical ideas or opinions
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
a written symbol that is used to represent speech (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
good repute
character (adjective) radical (adjective)
especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem
of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
arising from or going to the root or source
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
markedly new or introducing radical change
character (verb) radical (verb)
engrave or inscribe characters on
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