The three unbroken bars on the symbol represent which concept?

The three unbroken bars on the symbol represent which concept?

• A. Earth
• B. Heaven
• C. Water
• D. Fire

Answer: (B)

In traditional East Asian symbolism used in martial arts emblems, three consecutive unbroken lines form the trigram for Heaven. The solid lines represent pure yang energy and the sky or heavens above, so a symbol showing three straight bars in a row points to the concept of Heaven. If it were three broken lines, that would correspond to Earth; other elements like Water or Fire have mixed patterns (for example, Water is broken-broken-solid and Fire is solid-broken-solid). So the three unbroken bars clearly indicate Heaven.

In traditional East Asian symbolism used in martial arts emblems, three consecutive unbroken lines form the trigram for Heaven. The solid lines represent pure yang energy and the sky or heavens above, so a symbol showing three straight bars in a row points to the concept of Heaven. If it were three broken lines, that would correspond to Earth; other elements like Water or Fire have mixed patterns (for example, Water is broken-broken-solid and Fire is solid-broken-solid). So the three unbroken bars clearly indicate Heaven.