yin and yang
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Chinese philosophical concept
complementarity principle
cosmological principle
dualist concept
metaphysical concept
Yin and yang is a fundamental Chinese philosophical concept describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces are interconnected, interdependent, and complementary aspects of a unified whole.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yin and yang | 0 |
| Taiji (yin-yang symbol) | 1 |
| Yin-Yang theory | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese philosophical concept
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complementarity principle ⓘ cosmological principle ⓘ dualist concept ⓘ metaphysical concept ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
acupuncture theory
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diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine ⓘ dietary therapy in Chinese medicine ⓘ geomancy ⓘ qigong practice ⓘ taijiquan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese cosmology
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Chinese martial arts ⓘ Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ I Ching NERFINISHED ⓘ feng shui NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Chinese medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
each side contains seed of the other
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harmony arises from balance ⓘ opposites are interdependent ⓘ opposites transform into each other ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese culture ⓘ |
| describes |
complementarity of opposites
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cyclical change ⓘ dynamic balance ⓘ interdependence of opposites ⓘ unity of opposites ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
context-dependent
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dynamic ⓘ non-absolute duality ⓘ relational ⓘ |
| hasPart |
yang
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yin ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese aesthetics
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Chinese alchemy NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese astrology NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese medicine theory ⓘ Chinese political thought ⓘ East Asian philosophy ⓘ |
| moralInterpretation | balance rather than absolute good or evil ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | ancient Chinese philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Dao
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Five Elements ⓘ |
| spatialAssociation | heaven and earth ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy | taijitu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalAssociation | day and night cycle ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yin-Yang theory
subject surface form:
Qi