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What is the meaning of "virtue"?

The meaning of virtue is that beauty is that which is beautiful; virtue, which was anciently called gain; and together they mean that what is beautiful attracts and gains everything in society.

Within personality psychology, the concept of virtue means that anything that adds to a person's self, including strength, courage, self-confidence, etc., can be called a virtue.

In positive psychology, virtue is the superordinate concept of character strengths, and different character strengths can converge into different virtues.

Research has found that there are three main virtue strengths among Chinese people, namely: interpersonal virtue, prudence virtue, and vigor virtue.