The outfit resembles the clothes she wore in one of the episodes of the American cartoon series Street Fighter. The outfit is completed with red shoes, gold earrings and black and gold bracelets. She wears a black and gold sash held by a red rope-like belt. In Street Fighter 4, Chun Li's alternate outfit consists of a black sleeveless night gown with gold accents at the bottom. In Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation movie, her vest has changed to red instead of blue. With the switch to the qipao, she also swapped her wristbands for large spiked bracelets. It is unclear why she chose to stop using this outfit and switch to the qipao in subsequent Street Fighter games. She was originally supposed to wear a peach-colored qipao, as seen in her in-game profile and ending in the original Street Fighter II.ĭuring the period covered in Street Fighter Alpha, she wore an embroidered vest, unitard and athletic shoes, as well as studded wristbands. She also wears white combat boots and blue leotard with dark brown sheer pantyhose with her qipao. Her outfit is modified to allow a far wider range of movement than a normal qipao. She is 5 feet 6 1/2 inches according to her Street Fighter Alpha 3 biography.Ĭhun-Li wears the qipao, a Chinese dress imported over from Manchuria, yet popular among girls during the early 20th century. She is known for her very muscular thighs. In the live-action Street Fighter movie, Chun-Li was given the surname Zang/Xiang, but Capcom has not officially recognized it.Ĭhun-Li's appearance has differed several times in the Street Fighter series, as well as in official art and cameos she has made in other works. Older official sources from the early 90s indicate Chung was Chun-Li's surname, although it is worth noting this could very well not be the case anymore.
5.7 Street Fighter Alpha Anime and MangaĬhun-Li's name is Mandarin chun 春 "spring", lì 丽 "beautiful", which means she is a single young girl filled with the beauty of spring.