Design
The white background symbolizes "cleanliness of the people". The Taegeuk represents the origin of all things in the universe; holding the two principles of yin and yang in perfect balance; the former being the negative aspect rendered in blue, and the latter as the positive aspect rendered in red. Together, they represent a continuous movement within infinity, the two merging as one.
The four trigrams are described in this table:
| Name in Korean | Nature | Seasons | Cardinal directions | Four virtues | Family | Four elements | Meanings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| geon (건 / 乾) |
sky (천 / 天) |
spring (춘 / 春) |
east (동 / 東) |
humanity (인 / 仁) |
father (부 / 父) |
heaven (천 / 天) |
justice (정의 / 正義) |
|
| ri (리 / 離) |
sun (일 / 日) |
autumn (추 / 秋) |
south (남 / 南) |
justice (의 / 義) |
daughter (녀 / 女) |
fire (화 / 火) |
fruition (결실 / 結實) |
|
| gam (감 / 坎) |
moon (월 / 月) |
winter (동 / 冬) |
north (북 / 北) |
intelligence (지 / 智) |
son (자 / 子) |
water (수 / 水) |
wisdom (지혜 / 智慧) |
|
| gon (곤 / 坤) |
earth (지 / 地) |
summer (하 / 夏) |
west (서 / 西) |
courtesy (예 / 禮) |
mother (모 / 母) |
earth (토 / 土) |
vitality (생명력 / 生命力) |
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Famous quotes containing the word design:
“If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life ... for fear that I should get some of his good done to me,—some of its virus mingled with my blood.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“If I commit suicide, it will not be to destroy myself but to put myself back together again. Suicide will be for me only one means of violently reconquering myself, of brutally invading my being, of anticipating the unpredictable approaches of God. By suicide, I reintroduce my design in nature, I shall for the first time give things the shape of my will.”
—Antonin Artaud (1896–1948)
“We find that Good and Evil happen alike to all Men on this Side of the Grave; and as the principle Design of Tragedy is to raise Commiseration and Terror in the Minds of the Audience, we shall defeat this great End, if we always make Virtue and Innocence happy and successful.”
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)