e人

Borrowed from the MBTI personality framework, 'e人' (E-person) refers to extroverts — people who recharge by being around others, love group chats, hate eating alone, and will spontaneously invite 20 friends to karaoke. Chinese Gen-Z adopted MBTI labels as a fun, low-stakes identity shorthand, and 'e人' became the mascot for social butterflies everywhere. Often used playfully or enviously by self-proclaimed introverts ('i人') who can't imagine that energy.

Around 2022, MBTI personality tests exploded in popularity among Chinese youth, partly fueled by post-pandemic social hunger and a need for self-expression frameworks. 'e人' and its counterpart 'i人' (introvert) became a dominant social vocabulary on Weibo, Xiaohongshu, and Douyin, used to explain behavior, set expectations, and find like-minded people — filling a role once played by star signs.

来自MBTI性格测试，指外向型人格，喜欢社交、从与人互动中获得能量的人。