TAE GUK GI

Symbol of peace, harmony, and humanism

KOREAN FLAG

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INTRODUCTION

The Korean National Flag, the symbol of the Republic of Korea South Korea, is named “Tae Guk Gi“. The name was derived from the taeguk circle in the center.

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MEANING OF THE FLAG

Color Symbol

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COLOR

White : brightness, purity

Blue: Yin, negative, shadow

Red: Yang, positive, light

The white background of the flag symbolizes the purity of the

Korean people and their peace-loving spirit. The flag as a whole is

symbolic of the ideal of the Korean people to develop forever

together with the universe. 

Yin and Yang in the design symbolize the harmony of negative ,

positive, the shadow and light

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SYMBOL

Kun (3 bars) : the heavens ( sky),

spring, east, pa-tience,

tree

Yi (4bars): The sun, autumn, south,

courtesy, metal

Kam (5bars):

The moon, winter,

north, wis-dom, water

Kon (6bars):

The earth, summer,

west, righteous-ness, fire

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TRIGRAMS (SYMBOLS)

The four trigrams surrounding the circle denote the process

of yin and yang going through a spiral of change and growth. The

three unbroken lines at the upper left represent heaven  (kun),

the three broken lines at the lower right represent earth  (kon),

the two broken lines with an unbroken line in the middle at the

upper right represent water  (kam), and the two unbroken lines

with an broken line in the middle at the lower left represent

fire  (yi).

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THE CIRCLE

The circle is divided equally and in perfect balance. The red upper

section represents the yang and the blue lower section stands for

the yin. According to traditional Oriental Philosophy, the two

symbolize the great cosmic forces, which oppose each other but

achieve perfect harmony and balance.

The taeguk circle stands for the eternal principle that everything in

the universe is created and develops through the interaction between

yin and yang; thus it symbolizes creation and development.

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☞ SOURCES☜

www.inverclyde-taekwondo.com

http://lovingkorean.com/2013/04/21/south-korean-fl

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http://www.itatkd.com/koreanflag.html

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