form meanings/ representations

kibon

basic

chon-ji

heaven and earth

Taegeuk Il Jang

heaven or light (yang)

Tan-gun

legendary founder of Korea

taegeuk Ee-Jang

lake

to-san

Korean patriot and scholar An Chong-Ho

Taegeuk Sam-Jang

Fire

Won-Hyo

monk who brought Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty

Yul-Guk

Confucius of Korea: Yi-i

taegeuk Sa-Jang

thunder

Joong-Gun

Korean patriot An Joong-Gun who assassinated the first Japanese governor appointed to Korea during Japanese occupation in 1910

Toi-Gye

Pen name of noted scholar and authority on Neo-Confucianism Yi Hwang.

Taegeuk Oh-Jang

wind

Hwa-Rang

Elite military youth core.

Taegeuk Yuk-Jang

water

Chung-Moo

Admiral Yi Sun-Shin, inventor of the first armored battleship (nicknamed the "Turtleship/ Geobukseon") which is a precursor to the modern day submarine, during the Yi Dynasty

Taegeuk Chil-Jang

mountain

Taegeuk Pahl-Jang

earth

Kwan-Gye

19th King of the Kogoryo Dynasty, Kwan-Gye Toh Wang, nicknamed "conquering king."

Koryo

The new dynasty, previously named "New Silla," the product of the 3 kingdoms: Paekche, Silla, Kogoryo.

Po-Eun

Public servant and poet of the Koryo dynasty Chung Mon-Chu.

Gye-Baek

Last general of the Paekche Dynasty.

Keumgang

Diamond: the strength, beauty, and brightness of the diamond.

Exodus

Jah yu - freedom

Beethoven

Woon-myoung - destiny

Granada

Pyong Hwa - peace