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太极图
太極圖
Tàijítú
1. diagram of cosmological scheme
2. Yin-Yang symbol
3. ☯
Noun

Character Breakdown

太
tài
very, too much; big; extreme
HSK 1 4 丶
极
jí
extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
HSK 3 7 丶
图
tú
diagram, chart, map, picture; to plan
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

太极图说
TàijíTúshuō
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi [[周敦頤|周敦颐<ZhōuDūnyí>]], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes

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