Shenyi
One-piece Confucian robe of ancient China
Names in Other Languages
심의한국어深衣 · 중국 한푸의 대표적 원피스형 의복
深衣日本語古代中国の儒教礼服
深衣繁體中文古代中國的儒家禮服
ShenyiDeutschKonfuzianisches Zeremoniengewand des alten China
ShenyiFrançaisRobe cérémonielle confucéenne de la Chine ancienne
ShenyiEspañolVestimenta ceremonial confuciana de la antigua China
ShenyiPortuguêsVestimenta cerimonial confuciana da China antiga
ShenyiPolskiKonfucjańska szata ceremonialna starożytnych Chin
ШэньиРусскийКонфуцианское церемониальное одеяние Древнего Китая
The shenyi (deep robe) is one of the most representative forms of Chinese hanfu, a one-piece garment connecting the upper and lower body that dates back to the Zhou dynasty before the Han. Featuring wide, flowing sleeves and a cross-collar closure, its name means "deeply wrapping the body." The garment carried deep Confucian symbolism — the round upper portion representing heaven and the square lower portion representing earth — and its exact cutting and sewing methods were recorded in the Book of Rites.