Kalmar "char" tana da ma'anoni da yawa dangane da mahallin. Ga wasu daga cikin ma’anar ƙamus na gama gari: Sunan ma'ana wani yanki na wani yanki da aka kone, kamar yadda yake a cikin "Akwai 'yan tudu a cikin murhu." mace mai kwarjini ko mata masu shara, musamman ma mai tsaftace gidaje ko ofisoshi, kamar yadda yake cikin “Ta yi aikin char ga iyalai da yawa a unguwar.” mai kafa biyu, kamar a cikin “Saraki ya hau motarsa ta hanyar titunan birni.” , daidai da ɗaya cikin goma sha shida na inci.