"Charles est un grand homme" means "Charles is a great man," whereas "Charles est un homme grand" means "Charles is a tall man," correct?

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C'est juste!
The adjective "grand" is generally placed before a noun to accentuate the quality instead of the measurements.
A bit more information, since you are working with adjectives that follow the noun modified as well as those that precede.

1. Most descriptive adjectives in French follow the noun they modify.
le livre rouge, une maison blanche

2. Some short descriptive adjectives that usually precede the noun are:
beau, bon, court, gentil, grand, gros, jeune, joli, long, mauvais, nouveau, petit, vieux, vilain (don't forget they may be feminine or even plural, as I only gave you the masculine singular forms)

3. Other common adjectives that precede the noun are:
autre, chaque, dernier, plusieurs, premier, quelque, qulques (pl.), tel, tout

NOTE: The adjective "tout" precedes the definite article: toute la maison, tous les animaux

As grand had 2 different meanings, based upon the position, there are others:
ancien = old (following) vs. former (preceding)
brave = brave vs. fine, good, worthy
cher = expensive vs. dear, cherished
dernier = last, just passed vs. last of a series
méchant = spiteful, wicked, vicious vs. bad, pitiful, inept or bad, naughty
même = very vs. same
propre = clean vs. own
seul = alone, single vs. only (no other)

Sra (aka Mme)
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