人格

réngé

noun HSK 7-9 #5,054

Meanings

1 personality
2 moral character
3 dignity

Characters

character; standard

Literally 'person's character standard' — one's personality or moral character

Examples

他是一个人格高尚的人。

Tā shì yīgè réngé gāoshàng de rén.

He is a person of noble character.

每个人的人格都应该受到尊重。

Měigè rén de réngé dōu yīnggāi shòudào zūnzhòng.

Everyone's dignity should be respected.

Tips

usage

人格 has two main uses: (1) personality/character in psychology (人格特征 personality traits), and (2) moral dignity in daily life (人格魅力 personal charisma, 侮辱人格 insult someone's dignity).

Stroke Order

人 rén

格 gé