身份
Meaning
- identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以 + ... + 的身份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank
Example sentence
他以总统的身份访问了日本。
He visited Japan in the character of President.
Characters in 身份
- 身 shēn body; oneself, personally
- 份 fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
身 the body or person plus 份, a share or status. 份 gives 月份 and 部份; 身份证 adds the certificate.