The word "Hanfu" is not included in the authoritative dictionary of Standard Mandarin Chinese "Contemporary Chinese Dictionary" (Chinese: 現代漢語詞典) and its modern definition was created by internet users around the year 2003.
A „Hanfu” szó nem szerepel hivatalosan a szótárakban (Standard Mandarin Chinese "Contemporary Chinese Dictionary" 現代漢語詞典), de az internetezők 2003-ban létrehoztak egy új szót rá.