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A circle divided by an S-curve into a dark and a light half, each containing a dot of the other.
Also known as: Taijitu, Yin yang symbol, Tai chi symbol
The taijitu depicts yin and yang as complementary and interdependent rather than opposed. Each half contains a dot of the other, showing that neither exists in isolation.
Depicts yin and yang: paired forces understood in Chinese thought as complementary and interdependent, each containing the seed of the other.
Contexts: Religion
Is frequently read in Western popular usage as 'balance' or 'opposites' — a simplification that loses the interdependence the dots are there to express.
Recorded as a widespread modern reading, distinct from the concept as developed in Chinese thought.
Contexts: Religion
A circle split by an S-shaped curve into one dark and one light half, each bearing a small dot of the opposite shade.