Subcharacter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Subcharacter is a noun meaning A lesser or secondary character in fiction.
Meaning
A lesser or secondary character in fiction.
More Meanings
- Any of the components making up a complex text character.
Example Sentences
However, as discussed by Melton, a Chinese character is an ideograph which frequently contains two or more parts called subcharacters. The subcharacters are commonly called radicals in Chinese lexicography.
The characters, the subcharacters, the mature but tragic love story, all appealed to me. And the technique of telling the stories with a narrator who would function like a Greek chorus occurred to me in what I thought was a brilliant flash.
Word Forms
- subcharacters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include substyle, redskirt, subgender, chibi, spoilerette, chanslash.
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