Taxonomy of meanings for 人物:　　

  • PERSON
    • NPMODERN CHINESE: personality 一個人要變成一個人物，要出人頭地，要進入上流社會。。。　（易中天 on 三國志)
    • NPnonreferentialany individuals; human individuals; person (as having it's own features)CH
    • NPdefinitethe whole individual personCH
    • NPlegalindividualCH
    • NPhistoriographyhistorical personalitiesCH
    • NP(post-N)population, inhabitants of the contextually determinate place NCH
    • NPabpersonality; personal potentialCH
  • ANIMAL
    • NPpluralmen and animals; men or other creatures; men or animals (also reduplicated as 人人物物CH
  • OTHER
    • NP(post-N)pluralothersCH