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Flag ratio: 2:3 | | Korean name | | | The flag of South Korea, or Taegukgi (Although revised official Romanization is Taegeukgi, the word Taegukgi has been used in English world historically) has three parts: a white background; a red and blue taegeuk in the center; and four black trigrams, one in each corner of the flag. In Korean, the flag is called the Taegeukgi. The flag was designed by Bak Yeong-hyo, the Korean ambassador to Japan. King Gojong proclaimed the Taegeukgi to be the official flag of Korea on 6 March 1883. Taegukgi (known as Brotherhood - Taegukgi in Europe, Brotherhood of War in America, or 태극기 in Korea or 太極旗 in Hanja] is a 2004 film directed by Kang Je-gyu dealing with the Korean War. ...
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The four trigrams originates in the Chinese book I Ching, representing the four Chinese philosophical ideas about the universe: harmony, symmetry, balance, circulation. The general design of the flag also derives from traditional use of the tricolor symbol (red, blue and yellow) by Koreans starting from the early era of Korean history. The white background symbolizes "cleanliness of the people." The taegeuk represents the origin of all things in the universe; holding the two principles of "Eum", the negative aspect rendered in blue, and "Yang", the positive aspect rendered in red, in perfect balance. Together, they represent a continuous movement within infinity, the two merging as one. The four trigrams are: Alternative meaning: I Ching (monk) The I Ching (Traditional Chinese: 易經, pinyin y jīng; Cantonese IPA: jɪk6gɪŋ1; Cantonese Jyutping: jik6ging1; alternative romanizations include I Jing, Yi Ching, Yi King) is the oldest of the Chinese classic texts. ...
The forms of Kukkiwon WTF Taekwondo used to create a foundation for the teaching of Taekwondo. ...
- ||| Force (☰; geon (건; 乾) in Korean) = heaven (天), spring (春), east (東), virtue (仁);
- ¦¦¦ Field (☷; gon (곤; 坤)) = earth (地), summer (夏), west (西), justice (義);
- |¦| Radiance (☲; ri (리; 離)) = sun (日), fall (秋), south (南), courtesy (禮);
- ¦|¦ Gorge (☵; gam (감; 坎)) = moon (月), winter (冬), north (北), knowledge or wisdom (智).
Traditionally, the four trigrams are related to the Five Elements of fire, water, earth, wood, and metal. An analogy could also be drawn with the four western classical elements. Chinese Wood (木) | Fire (ç«) Earth (土) | Metal (金) | Water (æ°´) Japanese Earth (地) | Water (æ°´) | Fire (ç«) | Air / Wind (風) | Void / Sky / Heaven (空) Hinduism and Buddhism Vayu / Pavan — Air / Wind Agni / Tejas — Fire Akasha — Aether Prithvi / Bhumi — Earth Ap / Jala — Water The six elements usually refer to wood, fire, earth, metal, and water in Chinese philosophy. ...
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Chinese (Wu Xing) Japanese (Godai) Earth (地) | Water (æ°´) | Fire (ç«) | Air / Wind (風) | Void / Sky / Heaven (空) Hinduism (Tattva) and Buddhism (MahÄbhÅ«ta) Vayu / Pavan — Air / Wind Agni / Tejas — Fire Akasha — Aether Prithvi / Bhumi — Earth Ap / Jala — Water Bön New Zealand “The Four Elements†redirects here. ...
 The earliest surviving depiction of the flag was printed in a U.S. Navy book Flags of Maritime Nations in July 1882. Image File history File links Taegukgi. ...
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History
The red and blue symbol has an origin that is entirely secular. It is derived by graphing the length of the sun's shadow. (If the series of lines are drawn radiating from the middle, as if regularly rotating a parchment impaled by a small shadow-casting stick each day, the design becomes apparent.)
Although affiliated with Taoism and called a "Yin-Yang" symbol today, its placement on the flag honors a venerable tradition of accurate record-keeping for the public benefit instated by King Sejong in the 13th century. Unlike the modern version, the depiction on the oldest flag is clearly true to the actual graph. King Sejong the Great (May 6, 1397 - May 18, 1450), born I Do, was the fourth ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1418 to 1450. ...
The placement of the four Trigrams today puts "Heaven" (Summer) at the upper left, "Water" (Autumn) at the upper right, "Earth" (Winter) at the lower right, and "Fire" (Spring) at the lower left. These are the four Trigrams affiliated with the seasons, thus, this arrangement is symbolic of the cycle of a year. Definition Trigrams and digrams (also called bigrams) and are ordered triplets and pairs of letters respectively. ...
----- -- -- ----- ----- ----- -- -- ----- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----- -- -- The original flag, dating to 1883, shows them placed as below. This version respects the four European directions with which their elements are traditionally affiliated. "Water" is at upper left; "Heaven" is at upper right; "Earth" is at lower left; "Fire" is at lower right. (In Asian tradition, however, Heaven is usually associated with north-west, and Earth is usually associated with south-west. See also Bagua.) Bagua may refer to: Bagua (concept), a fundamental philosophical concept in ancient China. ...
-- -- ----- N ----- ----- E -- -- ----- -- -- ----- W -- -- -- -- S -- -- ----- The taegeukgi was used as a symbol of resistance and independence during the Japanese occupation and ownership of it was punishable by execution. After independence, both North and South Korea initially adopted versions of the taegeukgi, but North Korea later changed its national flag to a more Soviet-inspired design after three years (See article Flag of North Korea). The Flag of North Korea was adopted on September 8, 1948, as the national flag and ensign. ...
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Specifications
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Colours The official colours of Taegukgi are specified on the "Ordinance Act of the Law concerning the National Flag of the Republic of Korea(대한민국국기법시행령)[1]".[1][2] There was no specification for shade of colours until 1997, when South Korean government decided to provide standard specification for the flag. On October, 1997, Presidental ordinance on the standard specification of the flag of the Republic of Korea was promulgated[3], and that specification was acceeded by the National Flag Law in 2007. For the band, see 1997 (band). ...
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The given colours are:
| Scheme | RGB Hex[4] | Pantone | Munsell | CIE (x, y, Y) | | White | #FFFFFF | Safe | N 0.5 | | | Red | #C60C30 | 186c | 6.0R 4.5/14 | 0.5640, 0.3194, 15.3 | | Blue | #003478 | 294c | 5.0PB 3.0/12 | 0.1556, 0.1354, 6.5 | | Black | #000000 | 0 | N 9.5 | 0, 0, 0 | | Note: Pantone colours are estimated values from the original Munsell specification. | For the record label, see Pantone Music. ...
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Errors The South Korean flag is sometimes drawn differently from the official version. Sometimes the taegeuk is reversed to make it a Taoist Yin-Yang, which traditionally goes clockwise. The gwae may be transposed, possibly in error but possibly because they wish to restore the traditional Asian meanings. South Koreans themselves have different ways of interpreting the traditional symbols. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2055x1074, 1364 KB) Summary This is an original image captured by me from the WBC TV CM. Licensing This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned...
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References - ^ 대한민국국기법시행령(Ordinance Act of the Law concerning the National Flag of the Republic of Korea), Article 6-9.
- ^ 대한민국국기법시행령 별표2(Ordinance Act of the Law concerning the National Flag of the Republic of Korea, Table 2)
- ^ Standard specification of Tagukgi
- ^ The RGB color values are taken from the Pantone Color Finder at Pantone.com.
See also This is a list of flags used in the Republic of Korea. ...
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