Korea ppt-korean flag

1. Bringing Korea to the K-12 ClassroomsBringing Korea to the K-12 Classrooms
The Korean National FlagThe Korean National Flag
TaegukkiTaegukki
National Korean StudiesNational Korean Studies Seminar
Copyright 2014
Sung Kim and Mary Connor

2. The Korean National FlagThe Korean National Flag

3. T'aegukkiT'aegukki
• The Korean National Flag, the
symbol of the Republic of Korea
South Korea, is named
"T'aegukki."
• The name was derived from the
taeguk circle in the center.

4. TaegukTaeguk
• The taeguk circle stands for the eternal
principle that everything in the universe
is created and develops through the
interaction between yin and yang;
• It symbolizes creation and development.

5. TaegukTaeguk
• The circle is divided equally and in perfect
balance.
• The red upper section represents the yang
and the blue lower section stands for the yin.
• According to traditional Oriental philosophy,
the two symbolize the great cosmic forces,
which oppose each other but achieve perfect
harmony and balance.

6. FFourour TTrigramsrigrams
• The four trigrams surrounding the circle
symbolize the process of yin and yang
going through a spiral of change and
growth.

7. FFourour TTrigramsrigrams
• The three unbroken
lines at the upper left
represent heaven
(kun),
• the three broken lines
at the lower right
represent earth
(kon),

8. FFourour TTrigramsrigrams
• the two unbroken
lines with an broken
line in the middle at
the lower left
represent fire (yi).
• the two broken lines
with an unbroken line
in the middle at the
upper right represent
water (kam), and

9. FFourour TTrigramsrigrams
Kun
( 건 )
Heaven
Spring
East
Kam
( 감 )
Water
(Moon)
Winter
North
Yi
( 이 )
Fire
(Sun)
Autumn
South
Kon
( 곤 )
Earth
Summer
West

10. White BackgroundWhite Background
• The white background of the flag
symbolizes the purity of the Korean
people and their peace-loving spirit.
• The flag as a whole is symbolic of the
ideal of the Korean people to develop
forever together with the universe.

11. T’aegukki DiagramT’aegukki Diagram

12. How to Make T’aegukki (1)How to Make T’aegukki (1)
1. Cut the construction paper in
a rectangular shape. The
ratio of the flag’s length and
width is 3:2.
2. Draw 2 diagonals of the
rectangle crossing in the
center of the rectangle.
3. Draw a circle (T’aeguk) on
the center. Its diameter is ½
of the width of the flag.

13. How to Make T’aegukki (2)How to Make T’aegukki (2)
1. One diagonal crossing
the left top corner to right
bottom corner cut the
circle half and half.
2. The half sized semi-
circles are drawn left
bottom and right top of
the original circle.
3. Top half of the T’aeguk is
red and bottom half is
blue.

14. How to Make T’aegukki (3)How to Make T’aegukki (3)
1. The length of a trigram
is ½ of the diameter of
T’aeguk.
2. The width of a trigram is
1/3 of the diameter of
T’aeguk.
3. The distance between a
trigram and the circle is
¼ of the diameter.

15. Display T’aegukkiDisplay T’aegukki
• On National Holidays
and normal days
• Holidays of
Condolence

16. ReferencesReferences
• http://www.itatkd.com/koreanflag.html
• http://user.chol.com/~koan122x/sunlei/kfl.htm
• http://flagspot.net/flags/kr_hist.html
• http://english.tour2korea.com/01TripPlanner/KoreaI
nBrief/na_symbols.asp?kosm=m1_1&konum=2
• http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Pagoda/1876/nati
onal.htm
• http://www.fotw.us/flags/kr.html