太极图

太極圖
tàijítú
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 yin-yang symbol; Taiji diagram
  2. 2 Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate, Zhou Dunyi's chart of how the world came into being

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dàoguàn de dàmén shàng huà zhe yí ge tàijítú.
A Taiji diagram is painted on the gate of the Daoist temple.
HSK 7-9
Sòngdài de Zhōu Dūnyí huà le yì fú tàijítú, yònglái shuōmíng wànwù de shēngchéng.
Zhou Dunyi of the Song dynasty drew a Taiji diagram to explain how all things come into being.

Tips

culture
The black and white halves are 阴 and 阳, and each holds a dot of the other, showing that every extreme carries the seed of its opposite. The red and blue circle on South Korea's flag is the same symbol.

Stroke Order

太 tài
极 jí
图 tú