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yin and yang
Sign in to saveAlso known as Yin-Yang, yin-yang, ☯, yne-yang, yinyang, yin, yang, Yin
concept of dualism and complementarity in Chinese philosophy, cosmology, traditional medicine, fengshui, and protoscience, opposing “yang“ (for solar, masculine, active, warm) with “yin“ (for lunar, feminine, passive, cool)
Yin and yang is a Chinese philosophical concept that describes how opposite forces—such as feminine and masculine, passive and active, or cool and warm—are interconnected and depend on each other to create balance. This idea of complementary opposites has shaped Chinese approaches to medicine, spatial design, and understanding the natural world.
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Research
28,767 papers- p53 and MDM2: their Yin-Yang intimacy.Journal of molecular cell biology · 2017Lu HDOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjx003
- Yin and yang of interferons: lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.ReviewCurrent opinion in immunology · 2024Svensson Akusjärvi S, Zanoni IDOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2024.102423
- Yin and Yang of Gut Microbiota in Cocaine Abuse.Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) · 2024Baldi S, Gerace E, Mannaioni G et al.DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2906215
- The Yin and Yang function of microRNAs in insulin signalling and cancer.ReviewRNA biology · 2021Liu J, Liu FDOI: 10.1080/15476286.2020.1804236
- The Yin and Yang of tertiary lymphoid structures in primary liver cancer.ReviewCancer letters · 2026Liu H, Chen S, Cao M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2026.218461
- Neuroimmune Imbalances and Yin-Yang Dynamics in Stress, Anxiety, and Depression.ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2018Yan QDOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7828-1_5
- Stress and Systemic Inflammation: Yin-Yang Dynamics in Health and Diseases.ReviewMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2018Yan QDOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7828-1_1
- The Yin and Yang-Like Clinical Implications of the CDKN2A/ARF/CDKN2B Gene Cluster in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.ReviewGenes · 2021González-Gil C, Ribera J, Ribera JM et al.DOI: 10.3390/genes12010079
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Vietnamese name Vietnamese alphabetâm dương Chữ Hán陰陽 Korean name Hangul음양 Hanja陰陽
Mongolian name Mongolian Cyrillicарга билэг / арга билиг Mongolian script ᠡᠠᠷᠭᠠ ᠪᠢᠯᠡᠭ ᠠᠷᠭᠠ ᠪᠢᠯᠢᠭ Japanese name Kanji陰陽 Hiragana いんよう おんよう おんみょう
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