diff --git a/sqlglot/dialects/mysql.py b/sqlglot/dialects/mysql.py
index 6c070cbed1..b584c351e9 100644
--- a/sqlglot/dialects/mysql.py
+++ b/sqlglot/dialects/mysql.py
@@ -373,11 +373,6 @@ class Parser(parser.Parser):
 
         FUNCTION_PARSERS = {
             **parser.Parser.FUNCTION_PARSERS,
-            "CHAR": lambda self: self.expression(
-                exp.Chr,
-                expressions=self._parse_csv(self._parse_assignment),
-                charset=self._match(TokenType.USING) and self._parse_var(),
-            ),
             "GROUP_CONCAT": lambda self: self._parse_group_concat(),
             # https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/miscellaneous-functions.html#function_values
             "VALUES": lambda self: self.expression(
@@ -1303,7 +1298,7 @@ def _oldstyle_limit_sql(self, expression: exp.Show) -> str:
             return ""
 
         def chr_sql(self, expression: exp.Chr) -> str:
-            this = self.expressions(sqls=[expression.this] + expression.expressions)
+            this = self.expressions(expression)
             charset = expression.args.get("charset")
             using = f" USING {self.sql(charset)}" if charset else ""
             return f"CHAR({this}{using})"
diff --git a/sqlglot/generator.py b/sqlglot/generator.py
index b5b6cd3cd7..2323f1406a 100644
--- a/sqlglot/generator.py
+++ b/sqlglot/generator.py
@@ -5472,3 +5472,9 @@ def weekstart_sql(self, expression: exp.WeekStart) -> str:
             return "WEEK"
 
         return self.func("WEEK", expression.this)
+
+    def chr_sql(self, expression: exp.Chr) -> str:
+        this = self.expressions(expression)
+        charset = expression.args.get("charset")
+        using = f" USING {self.sql(charset)}" if charset else ""
+        return f"{expression.sql_name()}({this}{using})"
diff --git a/sqlglot/parser.py b/sqlglot/parser.py
index 9ea0504170..bf3ce07c9c 100644
--- a/sqlglot/parser.py
+++ b/sqlglot/parser.py
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ class Parser(metaclass=_Parser):
         "ARRAY_AGG": lambda args, dialect: exp.ArrayAgg(
             this=seq_get(args, 0), nulls_excluded=dialect.ARRAY_AGG_INCLUDES_NULLS is None or None
         ),
-        "CHAR": lambda args: exp.Chr(expressions=args),
-        "CHR": lambda args: exp.Chr(expressions=args),
         "COUNT": lambda args: exp.Count(this=seq_get(args, 0), expressions=args[1:], big_int=True),
         "CONCAT": lambda args, dialect: exp.Concat(
             expressions=args,
@@ -1281,6 +1279,8 @@ def _parse_partitioned_by_bucket_or_truncate(self) -> t.Optional[exp.Expression]
         "CAST": lambda self: self._parse_cast(self.STRICT_CAST),
         "CEIL": lambda self: self._parse_ceil_floor(exp.Ceil),
         "CONVERT": lambda self: self._parse_convert(self.STRICT_CAST),
+        "CHAR": lambda self: self._parse_char(),
+        "CHR": lambda self: self._parse_char(),
         "DECODE": lambda self: self._parse_decode(),
         "EXTRACT": lambda self: self._parse_extract(),
         "FLOOR": lambda self: self._parse_ceil_floor(exp.Floor),
@@ -6765,6 +6765,13 @@ def _parse_gap_fill(self) -> exp.GapFill:
         gap_fill = exp.GapFill.from_arg_list(args)
         return self.validate_expression(gap_fill, args)
 
+    def _parse_char(self) -> exp.Chr:
+        return self.expression(
+            exp.Chr,
+            expressions=self._parse_csv(self._parse_assignment),
+            charset=self._match(TokenType.USING) and self._parse_var(),
+        )
+
     def _parse_cast(self, strict: bool, safe: t.Optional[bool] = None) -> exp.Expression:
         this = self._parse_disjunction()
 
diff --git a/tests/dialects/test_oracle.py b/tests/dialects/test_oracle.py
index e832332abb..038ca8e566 100644
--- a/tests/dialects/test_oracle.py
+++ b/tests/dialects/test_oracle.py
@@ -806,3 +806,7 @@ def test_pseudocolumns(self):
             qualified.sql(dialect="oracle"),
             'WITH "T" AS (SELECT 1 AS "COL") SELECT "T"."COL" AS "COL", ROWID AS "ROWID" FROM "T" "T" WHERE ROWNUM = 1',
         )
+
+    def test_chr(self):
+        self.validate_identity("SELECT CHR(187 USING NCHAR_CS)")
+        self.validate_identity("SELECT CHR(187)")