Names | Taegukgi / Taeheukgi, (korean:태극기)Hanja: 太極旗 |
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Proportion | 2:3 |
Design | white rectangular background, a red and blue Taeguk and four black trigrams |
The flag of the South Korea, also known as the Taegukgi[1] (also spelled as Taegeukgi, literally "supreme ultimate flag"), has three parts: a white rectangular background, a red and blue Taeguk, symbolizing balance, in its center, and four black trigrams selected from the original eight, one toward each corner.[2] The flag ratio is 2:3.[1]