Why must int pointer be tied to variable but not char pointer?

Question

I am not sure if I worded the question correctly, but here it is spelled out:

char * cp = \"this is a char pointer\";

The code above, based

Answer 1

A string literal is stored in memory as a character array. You identify an array with its starting address in C. However you cannot do

int * ip = 5;

Buy you can do (edited:)

int ip[] = {5, 6, 4};

for example.