HSK 5 · Family

身份 shēnfèn “identity” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 身份 means

  1. identity
  2. status
  3. aspect of one’s identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident)
  4. role
  5. capacity (as in “in his capacity as …” 以 + … + 的身份)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • status (social, legal etc)
  • position
  • rank

How to say 身份

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale身shēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale份fèn4th tone, falling

身份 in a sentence

  1. 他以总统的身份访问了日本。

    Tā yǐ zǒngtǒng de shēnfèn fǎngwèn le Rìběn.

    He visited Japan in his capacity as president.

    Sentence #427548 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 先生，请出示护照或者身份证，让我登记一下。

    Xiānsheng, qǐng chūshì hùzhào huòzhě shēnfènzhèng, ràng wǒ dēngjì yíxià.

    Sir, please show your passport or ID card so I can register you.

    Sentence #420454 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我的身份证过期了，我该怎么办？

    Wǒ de shēnfènzhèng guòqī le, wǒ gāi zěnmebàn?

    My ID card has expired. What should I do?

    Sentence #5611658 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 身份 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 身 (shēn) drawn as one shape
身shēnbody

身 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from a person with a large belly: the body.

The character 份 (fèn) with each of its parts in a different colour
份fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 分to divide · fēn

How to write 身份

身 7 strokes · 份 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

身份 (shēnfèn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 身份 (shēnfèn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 身份

Words with 身

身体shēntǐ · body身边shēnbiān · at one’s side身高shēngāo · (a person’s) height身材shēncái · stature健身jiànshēn · to work out随身suíshēn · to carry with you出身chūshēn · family background终身zhōngshēn · lifelong浑身húnshēn · all over (the body)动身dòngshēn · to set out

Words with 份

份fèn · measure word for portions股份gǔfèn · share备份bèifèn · to back up

More words: People, Body & Health

娶qǔ · to take a wife人类rénlèi · humanity人生rénshēng · life (one’s time on earth)人物rénwù · figure双方shuāngfāng · both sides太太tàitai · wife外公wàigōng · grandpa (mother’s father)吻wěn · kiss

FAQs

身份 (shēnfèn) means “identity” or “status”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it shēnfèn: shēn with a 1st tone, then fèn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 身份 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shenfen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 身份 from the suggestions. Typing shenfen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
身份 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.