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.

Examples of yin-yang symbol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above