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.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of South Korea | 6 |
| Taegeukgi canonical | 4 |
| 태극기 | 2 |
| Flag of the Republic of Korea | 1 |
| South Korean Air Force roundel | 1 |
| South Korean Navy ensign | 1 |
| South Korean flag | 1 |
| Taeguk symbol | 1 |
| flag of South Korea | 1 |
| 太極旗 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flag of South Korea
this entity surface form:
South Korean flag
this entity surface form:
Flag of the Republic of Korea
this entity surface form:
태극기
this entity surface form:
太極旗
this entity surface form:
flag of South Korea
this entity surface form:
Flag of South Korea
subject surface form:
Taegeuk
this entity surface form:
Flag of South Korea
subject surface form:
Taegeuk
this entity surface form:
Flag of South Korea
subject surface form:
Taegeuk
subject surface form:
Taegeuk
this entity surface form:
South Korean Air Force roundel
subject surface form:
Taegeuk
this entity surface form:
South Korean Navy ensign
this entity surface form:
Flag of South Korea
this entity surface form:
Flag of South Korea
this entity surface form:
Taeguk symbol