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The symbol used as of today is incorrect. The proper Yin Yang symbol contains a dot of black in the white section and a dot of black in the white section. It represents that each side also contains the opposite of itself (non-duality) - this is a vital aspect of Yin and Yang. I have no idea how to
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I've removed a link that seems to be plain old advertising: I saw a bit of content on the linked site that seemed generally informational (though I can't speak to its real relevance to this page or to the subject of qigong), but it all seemed to be leading you toward signing up for some workshops
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That would be hard work. But I would refer to the new simplified Chinese characters of Yin and Yang. These show the symbols for the moon and the sun, respectively, together with a radical that I do not immediately recognize.
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It would need to be justified in sources, perhaps reflecting a chart already in an academic publication. We can't just arrange whatever information we want to give it whatever prominent presentation we want.
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From what I've seen of Knowledge and read on the help pages, I get the pretty clear impression that this is not the sort of thing that should be here. Apologies if I'm dead wrong.
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I've restored the original image. No upload required, it was already in commons. Checking the edit history though, it looks like people have been vandalizing the logo for years.
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I think it would be be helpful to add a chart showing various qualities that the yin and yang represent (for example: masculine in one column and feminine in the other)
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It seems self-evident that the symbol visualizes the “steady“ lunar cycle, i.e. new moon, waxing moon, full moon, waning moon. I am surprised this is not stated.
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should obviously not be italicised (I've fixed it on so many articles, so I just assumed I did at some point on this one);
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Just checked. The radical means hill, or mound. A good spot to observe the sky, but it is probably a coincidence.
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are not italicised. What is the overall guidance for the italicisation of Chinese-based terminology?
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and/or buying some products. (Any site whose front page has "before" and "after" pictures . . .)
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It's the same advice as with loanwords and non-English terminology in general:
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probably shouldn't be either, as it's seen considerable English-language use.
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Yin/Yang symbol ≠ yin and yang. Yin/Yang symbol = taijitu = Four Symbols =
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change the photo, but it’s important that it be corrected.
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