What is Chinese Shirt - Hanfu Zhongyi Introduce

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What is Chinese Shirt

Zhongyi (Chinese shirt, 中衣), also known as Liyi (里衣), is the shirt of East Asian traditional clothing (Hanfu, kimono, Hanbok, etc.), which is worn between underwear and outerwear, mainly to match and set off. Most of them are white, which can be worn with a formal dress. Ordinary clothes can also be worn with a middle coat, which can be used as home clothes at the same time.

What is Chinese Shirt - Hanfu Zhongyi Introduce

Zhongyi is the basic clothing for wearing Hanfu. When wearing a formal dress, you must add a Chinese dress, just like a shirt in a suit. When wearing, the body and collar are more close-fitting than the coat, and the collar edge is slightly higher than the coat.

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Details of the Zhongyi (Chinese Shirt)

Definition: Zhongyi refers to the Zhongyi of the top at the beginning, and later it also includes a narrow sleeve Zhongyi, a wide sleeve Zhongyi, as well as the Zhongqun (中裙) and Zhongdan(中单) with the same function.

Fabric: general Chinese shirt fabric: pure cotton, cotton hemp, chiffon and monochrome satin.

Color: in terms of color, the Zhongyi is basically white. When boys wear Round collar robe, it's better to wear a white Zhongyi. Girls can choose colored fabrics (such as emerald green, bright yellow, peach red, purple-gray, etc.) to match Ruqun; formal dresses can choose big red for the Chinese shirt.

What is Chinese Shirt - Hanfu Zhongyi Introduce

Dress order: the formal dress order of Hanfu is first underwear, then Zhongyi, and finally outerwear. Zhongyi can not be worn outside, but it can be used as home clothes and pajamas.

Several common Zhongyi:

1. Narrow sleeves Zhongyi:

Features: narrow sleeve, cross collar, mostly white. Narrow sleeves are usually worn with daily clothes.

What is Chinese Shirt - Hanfu Zhongyi Introduce

Narrow sleeves Zhongyi

2. Wide sleeve Zhongyi:

Features: wide sleeve, cross collar, mostly white. The wide sleeve medium-sized clothes are mostly matched with formal dresses.

What is Chinese Shirt - Hanfu Zhongyi Introduce

Wide sleeve Zhongyi

3. Zhongqun:What is Chinese Shirt - Hanfu Zhongyi Introduce
4. Zhongdan:

Since the Tang Dynasty, it has become more and more simple and flexible. The waist is seamless, and the lower part is not divided. So it is called Zhongdan.

What is Chinese Shirt - Hanfu Zhongyi Introduce

The shape of the Chinese shirt is simple, but it is a very important part of the system of Chinese traditional clothes. Many gorgeous Hanfu needs the support of Zhongyi to be complete.

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6 Comment(s) A文章作者 M管理员
  1. 陈

    Pajamas ❎ Zhongyi ✅

  2. ivoci

    👍👍

  3. Xivvy

    Really useful overview!

  4. Merriel

    I made a zhongyi shirt with a nice light linen fabric. it feels so nice I might consider it as daily wear ^^

    • 陈

      Omg I dream of the day I make one someday 🥲

  5. pelangis821

    Iya butuh pakaian dalam biar ga transparan jg, apalagi klo cuaca dingin biar hangat