How to Draw the Chinese Symbols for Yin & Yang
The Chinese symbols for "yin" and "yang" represent the duality of the universe as it is viewed in Taoism. The essence of existence in this view is opposites: male and female, dark and light, night and day. The symbols represent the simultaneous blending of these elements while they remain essentially apart. The yin-yang symbol is essentially a series of simple geometric shapes and curves that you can draw in a few steps using some simple techniques.
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Instructions
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Draw a circle.
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Divide the circle down the middle into two even halves.
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Draw a circle on the center line with a diameter 1/2 the length of the center line. The top of this circle should touch the top line of the first circle.
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Draw another circle of the same diameter beneath the first circle.
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Erase the center line.
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Draw a circle in the centers of the two smaller circles approximately 1/4 the diameter of the larger circles.
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Fill in (darken) the lower of the two new circles.
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Erase the left half of the larger upper circle.
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Erase the right half of the larger lower circle.
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Fill in (darken) the left swirl shape.
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References
- Photo Credit yin yang image by Angel Petrovici from Fotolia.com
