人格 réngé personality
personality; integrity; dignity
How to remember 人格: 人 person + 格 form = personality.
Characters
How it is used
- Personhood / personality in the moral-dignity sense - 侮辱人格 (wǔrǔ réngé) to insult someone's dignity.
- Two threads: psychological personality (人格分裂 split personality) and moral dignity/integrity (人格魅力 réngé mèilì, force of character).
- Contrast 性格 (xìnggé, temperament/disposition, e.g. cheerful vs shy); 人格 carries moral and dignity weight that 性格 does not.