Taeguk (Hangeul: 태극, Hanja: 太極) is the Korean pronunciation of Taiji, a Chinese principle associated with Taoism that refers to the co-existent union of yin and yang, from which all is actualized. In South Korea, the taeguk symbol is typically portrayed in red (yang, or heaven) and blue (yin, or earth). Another oft-seen motif in Korea is also the Sam-Taeguk (三太極), which looks like the commonly-seen red and blue taeguk symbol, but with an extra yellow lobe, representing man, for a total of three lobes instead of two. Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language (as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China). ... Hanja (lit. ... The Taiji diagram or Taijitu, 太極圖 of Zhou Dun-yi. ... For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ... 1) 殷 (pinyin: Yin). ... Yang is the one of the two opposing forces in Chinese philosophy, it associates with the bright Sun, represents masculine nature. ...

The Taeguk symbol is most prominently displayed on South Korea's national flag (along with four of the eight Palgwe diagrams); the Sam-Taeguk symbol can also be seen frequently, perhaps most notably on fans. A national flag is a flag which symbolises a country and which can usually be flown by citizens of that country. ... The bagua (Chinese: 八卦; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: pa kua; literally eight trigrams) is a fundamental philosophical concept in ancient China. ...

Taekwondo

Taeguk and Palgwe are also Korean words describing a series of detailed patterns of defense-and-attack movements practiced either solo or in pairs in Taekwondo. They correspond to Kata of Karate and other Japanese martial arts. Taekwondo, Tae Kwon Do, or Taekwon-Do is the Korean national sport and most commonly practiced form of mudo. ... Kata (型) (literally: form) is a Japanese word describing detailed patterns of defense-and-attack movements practiced either solo or in pairs. ... Karate or karate-do (空手道) is a martial art of Okinawan origin. ...