太極旗), consists of three components A white rectangular background, a red and blue taegeuk in its center, accompanied by four black trigrams, one in each corner. The elements of the flag symbolize the dual forces of nature The red and blue circle in the middle of the flag is called taegeuk in korean (t'ai chi in chinese), which, translated literally, means supreme ultimate. This flag, called taegukki in korean, has originated in the 19th century Explore the symbolism and history of the south korean flag, and view its official image, design, colors, and emoji.
The flag of south korea is impressively unique even among the flags of the world By royal order on march 6, 1883, king gojong promulgated that park’s flag with a taegeuk circle in the center and four trigrams around it (the flag named taegeukgi) be the national flag.
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