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TaeGeukGi
Drawing TaeGeuk
     
  The above picture is Korean national flag, TaeGeukGi.  
  'Tae' means 'big or large', 'Geuk', 'fulfill to the highest degree' and  
  'Gi' does 'flag'.  
  To sum up, 'Taegeukgi' means <the symbol of fulfilling to the biggest and highest degree>.  
 
  TaeGeuk  
 
  The center round shape, TaeGeuk is divided into two categories.  
  The red color of upper part means 'sun'.  
  And the other blue one has the meaning of 'sea'.  
 
  Gwae - divination signs  
 
  The three black bars of left top have the meaning of 'heaven',  
  The four black bars of left bottom have the meaning of 'sun',  
  The five black bars of right top have the meaning of 'moon',  
  And the six black bars of right bottom have the meaning of 'earth'.  
 

The Korean flag, which is called the Taegeukgi, is rich in philosophical symbolism. The white background represents the land as well as peace. In the center lies a circle called taegeuk which means the people. It is patterned after the taegeuk, or the yin and yang symbol. This image shows the opposites of nature - such as heaven and earth, fire and water, and day and night.

In the corners of the Taegukgi, there are four sets of three bars, some broken and some unbroken, which are called gwae. The gwae represents many different things. Taken together, they stand for the government. The unbroken bars at the upper left corner stand for the heaven, summer, and the south. The three broken bars at the lower right corner mean the earth, winter, and the north. The gwae in the upper right corner represents the moon, fall and the west. And the gwae in the lower left corner means the sun, spring, and the east. These three bars in each corner represent balance, just as the taegeuk does


 
     
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