Popular Chinese character costume ideas for Cosplay and Halloween
Looking for some fun and festive Chinese character costume ideas for your next Halloween party or cosplay event? Whether you want to dress up as your favorite Chinese folklore character or historical figure, we've got you covered! Check out our top picks for the best Chinese character costumes to make heads turn at your next Halloween bash.
Detective James Carter & Soo Yung Han's Costume from Rush Hour
Detective James Carter wears a white button-down shirt, suspenders, and dark pants. He carries a toy gun. Soo Yung Han’s costume features a schoolgirl fit with a chest full of explosives.
Matchmaker (Mulan) Costume
You can DIY The Matchmaker's clothes with a purple kimono cardigan wrapped by a layer of purple and red cloth around the torso. Top the skirt part off with navy blue cloth.
Meilin Lee (Turning Red) Costume
Meilin Lee's costume features a pink cardigan, tights, and skater skirt. She styles her look with pink socks and sneakers, too. Complete her costume by wearing a red wig and a backpack. Then carry a Tamagotchi!
Shang-Chi Costume
Shang-Chi’s costume is a signature black and red top with three-fourth sleeves, black pants, a jade pendant, and his trusty staff.
Ming the Merciless (Flash Gordon) Costume
Ming the Merciless’ costume is a red tunic, red pants, a red robe with ornate gold details, a Chinese-style beard and mustache, and a few gold rings.
Ping (Mulan) Costume
Ping’s costume is a beige robe, brown pants, white socks, black flats, and lightweight armor. Ping is Mulan’s male alter ego in the Chinese army.
Ali Wong (Cobra Baby) Costume
Ali Wong's costume features a baby bump and a black and white striped dress. The costume is accentuated with a pair of red eye glasses and red flat shoes.
Li Shang (Mulan) Costume
Li Shang’s costume is a grey long-sleeved tunic, grey pants, black shoes, grey armor, and a red cape. Li Shang is a newly-minted general in the Chinese army.
Rose Tico (Star Wars) Costume
Rose Tico is a member of the Resistance who is great at fixing things. Rose’s costume is a brown hoodie, a brown coverall, and brown boots.
Chun Li (Street Fighter) Costume
Chun Li’s costume includes a blue cheongsam paired with brown tights and white boots. She wears a spiked bracelet. She has two hair buns.
Mr. Miyagi Costume
Mr. Miyagi wears a monochrome outfit. He has on a long-sleeved khaki button-down shirt, a pair of khaki pants, black shoes, and a Miyagi Dojo headband.
Bruce Lee Costume
Bruce Lee has had a few iconic outfits throughout his very short career. But his most well-known costume was the yellow one-piece he wore in Game of Death.
Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat) Costume
The ultimate villain of the game, Shao Kahn even rivals the strength and powers of Raiden, the God of Thunder. Shao Kahn looks like a fierce warrior with his red loincloth, spiked shoulder pads, spiked arm and leg guards, and skull mask.
Kung Lao (Mortal Kombat) Costume
Kung Lao’s outfit is very reminiscent of his Chinese origins. He wears a black Chinese vest, bright blue pants, and a deadly razor-rimmed hat.
Quan Chi (Mortal Kombat) Costume
The most powerful sorcerer in the Netherrealm, Quan Chi isn’t satisfied until he gets everything that he wants. His skin tone is entirely white and he likes to go out bare chested. He has on a tilak and red symbols on his forehead and arms and he wears a pair of dark pants with a light blue loincloth in front.
Raiden (Mortal Kombat) Costume
Raiden looks like a normal fan of the martial arts because of his plain white uniform. He personalizes his look by wearing a light blue vest over it. But he’s most well-known accessory remains to be his Chinese farmers hat that hides his face.
Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat) Costume
Liu Kang costume is black and red pants, mullet wig, white socks, arm guards and black shoes.
Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat) Costume
Shang Tsung costume is like a fierce martial artist rather than a sorcerer due to his black and yellow karate pants and top.
Shao Jun Costume
Shao Jun - a fearless sword swinging assassin, wears a deep brown hooded coat with red silk trim and a mandarin collar
David Lo Pan (Big Trouble in Little China) Costume
Looking like David Lo Pan may be easy because of his simple, black robe but there are some key pieces that you will need to create yourself
Gracie Law (Big Trouble in Little China) Costume
Gracie Law costume is forever immortalized wearing her long, silk, wedding gown and huge, ornate headpiece in the minds of dedicated fans