Banner o the Republic o Korea

TheBannero theRepublic o Korea,orTaegeukgi(an aa spelledTaegukgiin convention) is derived frae the Cheenese design o the yin an yang seembol an haes three pairts: a white background; a reid an bluetaegeukin the centre; an fower blacktrigrams,ane in each corner o the banner.

The general design o the banner an aa derives frae traditional uise o the tricolour seembol (red, blue an yellae) bi Koreans stairtin frae the early era o Korean history. The white background symbolises "cleanliness o the people." TheTaegeukrepresents the origin o aw things in the universe; holding the twa principles o "Yin", the negative aspect rendered in blue, an "Yang", the positive aspect rendered in reid, in perfect balance. Thegither, thay represent a continuous movement athin infinity, the twa mergin as ane. The fower trigrams are

	Name inKorean	Nature	Saisons	Cardinal directions	Fower virtues	Faimily	Fower elements	Meanings
	geon(건 /Càn)	sky (천 /Thiên)	hairst (춘 /Xuân)	east (동 /Đông)	humanity (인 /Nhân)	faither (부 /Phụ)	metal (금 /Kim)	juistice (정의 / chính nghĩa )
	ri(리 /Ly)	sun (일 /Nhật)	hairst (추 /Thu)	sooth (남 /Nam)	courtesy (예 /Lễ)	son (중남 /Tử)	fire (화 /Hỏa)	wisdom (지혜 / trí tuệ )
	gam(감 /Khảm)	moon (월 /Nguyệt)	winter (동 /Đông)	north (북 /Bắc)	intelligence (지 /Trí)	dochhter (중녀 /Nữ)	watter (수 /Thủy)	vitality (생명력 / sinh mệnh lực )
	gon(곤 /Khôn)	earth (지 /Địa)	simmer (하 /Hạ)	wast (서 /Tây)	richteousness (의 /Nghĩa)	mither (모 /Mẫu)	earth (토 /Thổ)	fertility (풍요 / phong nhiêu )

Tradeetionally, the fower trigrams are relatit tae theFive Elementso fire, watter, earth,wood,anmetal.An analogy could an aa be drawn wi the fower wastrenclassical elements.