Banner o the Republic o Korea

The Banner o the Republic o Korea, or Taegeukgi (an aa spelled Taegukgi in convention) is derived frae the Cheenese design o the yin an yang seembol an haes three pairts: a white background; a reid an blue taegeuk in the centre; an fower black trigrams, ane in each corner o the banner.

The general design o the banner an aa derives frae traditional uise o the tricolour seembol (red, blue an yellae) bi Koreans stairtin frae the early era o Korean history. The white background symbolises "cleanliness o the people." The Taegeuk represents the origin o aw things in the universe; holding the twa principles o "Yin", the negative aspect rendered in blue, an "Yang", the positive aspect rendered in reid, in perfect balance. Thegither, thay represent a continuous movement athin infinity, the twa mergin as ane.
The fower trigrams are
Name in KoreanNatureSaisonsCardinal directionsFower virtuesFaimilyFower elementsMeanings28pxgeon (건 / 乾)sky (천 / 天)hairst (춘 / 春)east (동 / 東)humanity (인 / 仁)faither (부 / 父)metal (금 / 金)juistice (정의 / 正義) 28pxri (리 / 離)sun (일 / 日)hairst (추 / 秋)sooth (남 / 南)courtesy (예 / 禮)son (중남 / 子)fire (화 / 火)wisdom (지혜 / 智慧)28pxgam (감 / 坎)moon (월 / 月)winter (동 / 冬)north (북 / 北)intelligence (지 / 智)dochhter (중녀 / 女)watter (수 / 水)vitality (생명력 / 生命力)28pxgon (곤 / 坤)earth (지 / 地)simmer (하 / 夏)wast (서 / 西)richteousness (의 / 義)mither (모 / 母)earth (토 / 土)fertility (풍요 / 豊饒)

Tradeetionally, the fower trigrams are relatit tae the Five Elements o fire, watter, earth, wood, an metal. An analogy could an aa be drawn wi the fower wastren classical elements.

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Category:Naitional seembols o Sooth Korea