Ma'anar ƙamus na "kimanin ɗabi'a" shine tsarin tantance halayen mutum, halayensa, tsarin ɗabi'a, da kayan shafa na tunani ta hanyar amfani da dabaru da kayan aiki iri-iri kamar tambayoyin tambayoyi, tambayoyi, da gwaje-gwaje. Manufar tantance mutumtaka shine don samun haske game da halayen mutum, ƙarfinsa, rauninsa, da yuwuwar fage don ci gaban mutum da ƙwararru. Ana yawan amfani da kima na mutum a cikin ilimin halin ɗan adam, nasiha, ba da shawara, da ci gaban ƙungiya.