yin and yang

Summary

yin and yang is a duality^[1]. It draws 2,067 Wikipedia views per month (duality category, ranking #2 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• yin and yang's instance of is recorded as duality^[3].
• yin and yang's instance of is recorded as concept^[4].
• yin and yang's based on is recorded as Taiji^[5].
• yin and yang is a type of I Ching studies^[6].
• yin and yang's Commons category is recorded as Taijitu^[7].
• yin and yang comprises yin^[8].
• yin and yang comprises yang^[9].
• yin and yang's Commons gallery is recorded as Yin Yang^[10].
• yin and yang's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[11].
• yin and yang's facet of is recorded as religious cosmology^[12].
• yin and yang's facet of is recorded as element in Chinese astrology^[13].
• yin and yang's facet of is recorded as protoscience^[14].
• yin and yang's facet of is recorded as Taoism^[15].
• yin and yang's facet of is recorded as dualism^[16].
• yin and yang's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[17].
• yin and yang's described by source is recorded as I Ching^[18].
• yin and yang's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '陰陽'}^[19].
• yin and yang's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '阴阳'}^[20].
• yin and yang's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '兩儀'}^[21].
• yin and yang's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '两仪'}^[22].
• yin and yang's different from is recorded as dyad^[23].
• yin and yang's different from is recorded as yin-yang^[24].
• yin and yang's different from is recorded as dualism^[25].
• yin and yang's studied by is recorded as philosophy^[26].
• yin and yang's derivative work is recorded as Four Phases^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include duality^[3] and concept^[4]. yin and yang is a type of I Ching studies^[6].

Use and Application

Components include yin^[8], a philosophical concept^[28] and yang^[9], a philosophical concept^[29].

Influence

Things named for yin and yang include Onmyōdō^[30], a religious cosmology^[31], founded in 0600^[32]; School of Naturalists^[33], a philosophical schools and traditions^[34], founded in -0300^[35]; and Yin-Yang^[36], a musical group^[37], founded in 2007^[38].

Why It Matters

yin and yang draws 2,067 Wikipedia views per month (duality category, ranking #2 of 8).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 175 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for it include Onmyōdō^[30], a religious cosmology^[31], founded in 0600^[32]; School of Naturalists^[33], a philosophical schools and traditions^[34], founded in -0300^[35]; and Yin-Yang^[36], a musical group^[37], founded in 2007^[38].