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A roundel divided into three swirls.
Also known as: Three-part taegeuk, Sam-taegeuk
The Korean three-lobed version of the taegeuk, used on drums, gates and folk objects rather than on the flag.
Stands for heaven, earth and humanity as a triad.
Contexts: History, Public information
Is not a variant of the two-part taegeuk in the sense of being derived from it: the three-lobed form has its own long use on Korean gates, fans and drums, and reading it as a yin-yang with an extra lobe misdescribes both.
Contexts: History, Public information
A circle divided by two curved lines into three equal interlocking lobes that chase one another around the centre.
The two-lobed form it is constantly assimilated to.