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Yin-yang taijitu motif illustration

CROSS-CULTURAL · GEOMETRY

Yin-yang taijitu

What it means: Coexistence, relationship and balance between opposing forces.

The University Museum and Art Gallery at the University of Hong Kong explains yin and yang as balance and harmony arising from opposing forces in Chinese philosophy. A Chinese silver ornament at the British Museum combines a central taijitu with surrounding trigrams.

Often chosen for: New beginnings & hope · Peace, calm & comfort · Friendship & connection · Curiosity, creativity & wonder

Respectful use: Do not diagnose health, promise treatment or impose a rigid gender binary. Review forms and contexts separately when combined with trigrams or national flags. The preview is the standalone philosophical-geometric form.

Design a gift with yin-yang taijitu

Sources: [1] ulearninglabs.umag.hku.hk [2] britishmuseum.org

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Meanings vary by community and context. We show the documented meaning and its source — never a promise of any outcome.