Flag of South Korea

The flag of the South Korea, also known as the Taegukgi[1] (also spelled as Taegeukgi, literally "supreme ultimate flag"), has three parts: a white rectangular background, a red and blue Taeguk, symbolizing balance, in its center, and four black trigrams selected from the original eight, one toward each corner.[2] The flag ratio is 2:3.[1]

Flag of South Korea
NameTaegukgi
Proportion2:3
Designwhite rectangular background, a red and blue Taeguk and four black trigrams

Symbolism

The white background stands for purity, peace and justice. Th red and blue Taeguk symbolizes absoluteness, the universe, space and its parts. The red part of Taeguk (yiang) and blue (yin) stands for eternal philosophical categories, goodnes and evilness, sun and moon, light and darkness, day and night, masculine and feminine element, move and immobility, activity and passivity, life and death.[1]

Trigams meaning
Trigam Meaning[2]
Heaven and justice
Moon and knowledge
Sun and fulfillment
Earth and vitality

See also

References
  1. Wrona, Jerzy (2020). Flagi i herby opowiadają (in Polish). Rzeszów: Fosze. p. 112. ISBN 978-83-7586-158-7.
  2. Fresson, Robert G. (2020). Flaga na maszt! Przewodnik po flagach z całego świata (in Polish). Warsaw: Dwie Siostry. p. 95. ISBN 978-83-8150-097-5.
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