Hairpins, also known as hairpins, hairpins, and crown hairpins, are hair accessories used to fix hair or wear on the top. They also have a decorative effect. They are usually single strand (single arm) or double strand (both arms). It is called hairpin or hairpin, shaped like a fork. Chai refers to hair accessories used by women.
Jinchai refers to a hairpin made of gold, which symbolizes a noble woman.
Jingchai refers to a hairpin made of thorn branches, which is a metaphor for women’s simple clothing (the earth hairpin is an iron fork used for cutting and forking grass, not a hair ornament).
Since the hairpin has two strands, the hairpin was borrowed to refer to the separation of husband and wife, such as "breaking the mirror to separate the hairpin" or "breaking the hairpin to break the belt".
In ancient China, both men and women would use hairpins to fix their hair crowns, and some would also put pens on their heads to facilitate taking notes at any time, which was called hairpin pens (hairpin pens originally referred to hairpins on the head of hairpins). Crown ornaments).
Because hairpins are used to fix official hats, hairpins are often used to refer to official status, such as hairpins, hairpins, and hairpins, which are used to symbolize prosperity and wealth. (The tassel is a silk hatband, and the wat is a hand-made pattern).
Japanese women’s traditional hairstyles are also often decorated with hairpins. When Korean women wear Hanbok, they will use hairpins in their buns. If they wear fake buns, they will also use hairpins as decoration.
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There are many forms of hairpins in ancient times. In terms of materials, they include bone, stone, pottery, clam, There are many kinds of materials including wattle, bamboo, wood, jade, copper, gold, ivory, horn and tortoise shell.
The styles of hairpins are very rich, and the main changes are mostly concentrated on the head of the hairpin. It has various shapes, and flowers, birds, fish, insects, birds and animals are often used as hairpin shapes. Common flower species include plum blossoms, lotus flowers, chrysanthemums, peach blossoms, peonies and hibiscus flowers.
The names of hairpins in the Ming Dynasty's "Tianshui Bingshan Lu" include "golden peach blossom top hairpin", "golden plum blossom top hairpin", "golden chrysanthemum top hairpin", "gold gem top hairpin" , "Jinxiang upside down lotus hairpin", "Jinxiang cat's eye top hairpin", "Jinkun dot green plum blossom hairpin" and other names.
The most common hairpins with animal heads are dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, sparrows, and fish. Among them, phoenix hairpins are the most common and the most exquisitely made.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Hairpin
Baidu Encyclopedia - Hairpin