身份

Traditional form:

身份

Pinyin (reading):

shēnfèn

Definitions:

• identity
• aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc)
• role
• capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份 (yǐxxdeshēnfèn))
• status (social, legal etc)
• position
• rank

Characters:

• 身 - body, torso; person; pregnancy
• 份 - job, part, role; duty

Traditional characters:

• 身 - body, torso; person; pregnancy
• 份 - job, part, role; duty