Qun

Qun
A style of Han Chinese qun, Qing dynasty, 19th century, from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chinese name
Chinese	裙
Literal meaning	Skirt
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qún Yue: Cantonese Jyutping kwan4
Chang
Chinese	裳
Transcriptions
English name
English	Apron

Qun (Chinese: 裙; pinyin: qún; Jyutping: kwan4; lit. 'skirt'), referred as chang (Chinese: 裳; pinyin: cháng) prior to the Han dynasty,^[1] chang (Chinese: 常) and xiachang (Chinese: 下常),^[2] and sometimes referred as an apron,^[3] is a generic term which refers to the Chinese skirts used in Hanfu, especially those worn as part of ruqun, and in Xifu.

The qun and its predecessor, the chang, along with the upper garment called yi and the trousers called ku, are all indigenous clothing of the Zhongyuan, which conformed to the fashion style of the Chinese civilization in ancient times.^[4] Both the qun and the chang, were both typically in the form of a wrap-around skirt like an apron.^[4] However, throughout Chinese history, the chang eventually evolved into the qun;^[4] and the qun evolved in diverse shapes, styles, and construction throughout the succeeding dynasties.^[5]: 144 The qun continued to exist even in the Republic of China.^[6]

Several forms of ancient style qun regained popularity in the 21st century following the Hanfu Movement; this also inspired the development of new styles of qun with modern aesthetics and shapes.^[7]