Character Psych Template — Part 2

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The Twelve Types of Personalities

The nature of partial abilities cannot be transformed.

Therefore there is some show of excellence, but also some falling short of reasonableness.

Yang — Going Beyond the Mean

1. The Strong-Willed 彊毅
   • Description:  Severe, strict, sharp, and resolute; fierce, unyielding, and unamiable.
   • Ability:  regulating others; can establish law.
   • Defect:  to stimulate others’ faults; cannot enter into subtleties; does not refrain from the rudeness of his/her strength, but regards compromise as surrender, in order to incite his/her ambition.
2. The Bold and Imperious 雄悍
   • Description:  Fierce, brave, heroic, and strong; impetuous and courageous.
   • Task:  fiery action; can go through difficult situations.
   • Defect:  too much jealousy; cannot stay under restraint; does not refrain from the ruinous fall of his/her bravery, but regards compromise as cowardice, in order to put forth his/her power to the utmost.
3. The Dominating 凌楷
   • Description:  Strong, exemplary, firm, and unyielding; holds to his/her own ideas, and is outstanding.
   • Use:  being a pillar; can maintain uprightness.
   • Defect:  self-will and obstinacy; cannot lead the mass of people; does not refrain from the obstinacy of his/her feelings, but regards discussion as hypocrisy, in order to strengthen his/her absoluteness.
4. The One-Sided and Righteous 狷介
   • Description:  Clear, resolute, incorruptible, and pure; scorns both the clean and the unclean.
   • Reputation:  thriftiness and determination; can guard moral principles
   • Defect:  conventionality; cannot change situations; does not refrain from the narrowness of his/her way, but regards toleration as dirtiness, in order to increase his/her bigotry.
5. The Active 休動
   • Description:  Eminent and superior in action; has high ambitions.
   • Achievement:  advancing.
   • Defect:  looseness, going too far; cannot hold the rear; does not refrain from the multiplicity of his/her ideas, but regards calmness as stagnation, in order to strengthen his/her sharpness.
6. The Simple and Transparent 樸露
   • Description:  Upright; has no doubts.
   • Substance:  sincere; can establish loyalty.
   • Defect:  lack of subtlety; cannot weigh changing values; does not refrain from the rudeness and directness of his/her sincerity, but regards cunning as boastfulness, in order to manifest his/her sincerity.

Yin — Not Reaching the Mean

1. The Talkative 辨博
   • Description:  Discusses and explains adequately.
   • Talent:  unraveling knotty problems; can hold a flood of discourse.
   • Defect:  sophistry; cannot set up a concise standard; does not refrain from the flood of his/her words, but regards patterns as too binding, in order to follow his/her sophistry.
2. The Fearful and Cautious 懼慎
   • Description:  Refined, docile, fearful, and cautious; afraid of trouble, and has much superstition.
   • Goodness:  courteous carefulness; can preserve the present order.
   • Defect:  too much suspicion; cannot perform heroic feats; does not refrain from his/her own timidity with reference to duty, but regards bravery as imprudent, in order to increase his/her doubts.
3. The All-Embracing 弘普
   • Description:  Universal, broad, and all-giving; pervades all things with benevolent feelings.
   • Greatness:  covering all; can pacify the mass of people.
   • Defect:  muddiness; cannot uplift vulgarity; does not retrain from the muddiness and mixed nature of his/her friendships, but regards rectitude as one-sided, in order to enlarge his/her muddiness.
4. The Mild and Easy-Going 柔順
   • Description:  Soft, pleasant, peaceful, and considerate; slow of thought and loose in judgment.
   • Beauty:  toleration; can do ordinary things.
   • Defect:  lack of decision; cannot deliberate about doubtful matters; does not refrain from the disorder of his affairs, but regards ambition as injurious, in order to rest in his comfort.
5. The Profound and Calm 沉靜
   • Description:  Profound, calm, and crafty; encircles with thought.
   • Essence:  subtlety; can plan deeply.
   • Defect:  slowness; cannot act swiftly; does not refrain from the tardiness of his/her placidity, but regards action as carelessness, in order to ennoble his/her timidity.
6. The Cunning and Scheming 韜譎
   • Description:  Has much wisdom and strategy; is all things to all men.
   • Versatility:  cleverness; can praise goodness.
   • Defect:  complacency; cannot correct flattery; does not refrain from trickery which deviates from the right, but regards sincerity as foolishness, in order to enhance his/her falsity.

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