Taegeukgi

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Taegeukgi is the national flag of South Korea, featuring a red-and-blue yin-yang symbol and four black trigrams on a white background, symbolizing balance, harmony, and the principles of Eastern philosophy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flag
national flag
adoptedAsNationalFlagOfKorea 1883
adoptedBy Joseon
surface form: Joseon Dynasty
associatedWith Korean identity
Korean independence movement
Korean nationalism
backgroundColor white
category National symbols of South Korea
centralSymbol taegeuk
centralSymbolColor red and blue
country South Korea
currentFormAdopted 1949
currentFormStandardized 1997
designBasis taegeuk philosophy
etymologyComponent gi (flag, banner)
taegeuk
surface form: taegeuk (supreme ultimate, yin-yang)
features four black trigrams
red-and-blue taegeuk symbol
white field
koreanNameHangul Taegeukgi self-linksurface differs
surface form: 태극기
koreanNameHanja Taegeukgi self-linksurface differs
surface form: 太極旗
lowerLeftTrigram ri
lowerRightTrigram gon
officialName Taegeukgi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Flag of the Republic of Korea
proportion 2:3
romanizationMcCuneReischauer taegeuk
surface form: T’aegŭkki
romanizationRevised Taegeukgi self-link
symbolizes South Korea
balance
earth
fire
harmony
heaven
principles of Eastern philosophy
water
yin and yang
trigramSystem I Ching
upperLeftTrigram geon
upperRightTrigram gam
usedBy South Korean government
surface form: Government of South Korea

citizens of South Korea
usedOn South Korean embassies
South Korean ships
national holidays of South Korea
public buildings in South Korea
writingSystemOfName Hangul
Hanja

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South Korea nationalSymbol Taegeukgi
Emblem of South Korea relatedSymbol Taegeukgi
this entity surface form: Flag of South Korea
Aegukga associatedWith Taegeukgi
this entity surface form: South Korean flag
Taegeukgi officialName Taegeukgi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Flag of the Republic of Korea
Taegeukgi koreanNameHangul Taegeukgi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 태극기
Taegeukgi koreanNameHanja Taegeukgi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 太極旗
Taegeukgi romanizationRevised Taegeukgi self-link
Embassy of South Korea in Washington, D.C. flag Taegeukgi
this entity surface form: flag of South Korea
Flags of Asia includes Taegeukgi
this entity surface form: Flag of South Korea
taegeuk usedOn Taegeukgi
subject surface form: Taegeuk
this entity surface form: Flag of South Korea
taegeuk locatedAtCenterOf Taegeukgi
subject surface form: Taegeuk
this entity surface form: Flag of South Korea
taegeuk componentOf Taegeukgi
subject surface form: Taegeuk
taegeuk appearsIn Taegeukgi
subject surface form: Taegeuk
this entity surface form: South Korean Air Force roundel
taegeuk appearsIn Taegeukgi
subject surface form: Taegeuk
this entity surface form: South Korean Navy ensign
애국가 상징체계 Taegeukgi
this entity surface form: 태극기
National symbols of South Korea includes Taegeukgi
this entity surface form: Flag of South Korea
Daehan Minguk hasNationalFlag Taegeukgi
South Korea men's national ice hockey team usesFlag Taegeukgi
this entity surface form: Flag of South Korea
South Korea men's national ice hockey team usesEmblem Taegeukgi
this entity surface form: Taeguk symbol