yin-yang symbol
noun
ˈyin-ˌyäŋ- 
-ˌyaŋ-
variants
or less commonly yinyang symbol
: a graphic symbol of Chinese origin that has the form of a circle divided evenly into two symmetrical teardrop shapes representing yin and yang
Note: One of the teardrop shapes in a yin-yang symbol is dark (usually black) and the other is light (usually white), with each containing a small circle of the other color.
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In December, the actress posted a Reel of a day in her life, which included waking up, walking on a treadmill in a baggy gray sweatshirt and heading into work, wearing an oversized cardigan with yin-yang symbols across the top.
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Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
Its first administrative officer, James Ulio, designed its insignia around the yin-yang symbol, a figure that in Asian traditions signifies a balanced embrace of opposing forces.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Washington Post, 1 June 2022
Surveillance video showed a tattoo of a yin-yang symbol on the left hand of the man who robbed the bank.
—Christopher Roth, azcentral, 14 Jan. 2020
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Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
Its first administrative officer, James Ulio, designed its insignia around the yin-yang symbol, a figure that in Asian traditions signifies a balanced embrace of opposing forces.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Washington Post, 1 June 2022
Surveillance video showed a tattoo of a yin-yang symbol on the left hand of the man who robbed the bank.
—Christopher Roth, azcentral, 14 Jan. 2020
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