Banner o the Republic o Korea

The Banner o the Republic o Korea, or Taegeukgi (an aa spelled Taegukgi in convention) is derived frae the Cheenese design o the yin an yang seembol an haes three pairts: a white background; a reid an blue taegeuk in the centre; an fower black trigrams, 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." The Taegeuk represents 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 in Korean	Nature	Saisons	Cardinal directions	Fower virtues	Faimily	Fower elements	Meanings
	geon (건 / 乾)	sky (천 / 天)	hairst (춘 / 春)	east (동 / 東)	humanity (인 / 仁)	faither (부 / 父)	metal (금 / 金)	juistice (정의 / 正義)
	ri (리 / 離)	sun (일 / 日)	hairst (추 / 秋)	sooth (남 / 南)	courtesy (예 / 禮)	son (중남 / 子)	fire (화 / 火)	wisdom (지혜 / 智慧)
	gam (감 / 坎)	moon (월 / 月)	winter (동 / 冬)	north (북 / 北)	intelligence (지 / 智)	dochhter (중녀 / 女)	watter (수 / 水)	vitality (생명력 / 生命力)
	gon (곤 / 坤)	earth (지 / 地)	simmer (하 / 夏)	wast (서 / 西)	richteousness (의 / 義)	mither (모 / 母)	earth (토 / 土)	fertility (풍요 / 豊饒)

Tradeetionally, the fower trigrams are relatit tae the Five Elements o fire, watter, earth, wood, an metal. An analogy could an aa be drawn wi the fower wastren classical elements.