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Chinese symbol for “status”

身份
shēn fèn
identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以 (yǐ) + ... + 的身份 (de shēn fèn)); status (social, legal etc); position; rank

The closest CC-CEDICT match for status is 身份 (shēn fèn), defined as: identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以 (yǐ) + ... + 的身份 (de shēn fèn)); status (social, legal etc); position; rank.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

身 shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
radical 158 ⾝ · 7 strokes
份 fèn
job, part, role; duty
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “status”

WordPinyinMeaning
地位dì wèiposition; status
等级 (等級)děng jígrade; rank
待遇dài yùtreatment; pay

Related words

Other words that share a character with 身份.

WordPinyinMeaning
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
身上shēn shangon the body; at hand
本身běn shēnitself; in itself
身边 (身邊)shēn biānat one's side; on hand
自身zì shēnitself; oneself
股份gǔ fèna share (in a company); stock
月份yuè fènmonth
身份证 (身份證)shēn fèn zhèngidentity card; ID

See also: Japanese symbol for “status”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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