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The '''Korea Standard Time''' (abbr. KST) is a standard timezone in [[South Korea]] that is 9 hours ahead of [[GMT]]: when it is midnight (00:00) in [[GMT]], it is 9 am (09:00) in Korea Standard Time.
A '''symbol''' or (in many senses) '''token''' is a representation of something — an idea, object, concept, quality, etc..
The difference to GMT is the same as that in [[Japan standard time]].
==Nature of symbols==
A symbol can be a material object whose shape or origin is related, by nature or convention, to the thing it represents: for instance, the [[crucifix]] is the main symbol of [[Christianity]], and the [[scepter]] is a traditional symbol of [[king|royal]] power.
A symbol can also be a more or less conventional [[image]] (i.e. an [[icon]]), or a detail of an image, or even a [[pattern]] or [[color]]: for example, the olive branch in [[heraldry]] represents peace, the [[halo]] is a conventional symbol of [[saint]]hood in Christian imagery, [[tartan]]s are symbols of [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[clan]]s, and the color [[red]] is often used as a symbol for [[socialism|socialist]] movements, especially [[communism]].
More often, a symbol is a conventional written or printed [[sign]] (specifically, a [[glyph]]), usually standing for anything other than a sound (symbols for sounds are usually called [[grapheme]]s, [[letters]], [[logogram]]s, [[diacritic]]s, etc.). Thus [[mathematics|Mathematical]] symbols such as π and + represent quantities and operations, [[currency|currency symbols]] represent [[money|monetary]] units, [[chemistry|chemical symbols]] represent elements, and so forth.
Symbols can also be immaterial entities like sounds, words and gestures. The ringing of [[gong]]s and [[bell]]s, and the banging of a judge's [[hammer]], often have conventional meanings in certain contexts; and [[bowing (social)|bowing]] is a common way to indicate respect. In fact, every word in a natural [[language]] is a symbol for some concept or relationship between concepts.
==Use of symbols==
It is human beings' ability to manipulate symbols that allows them to explore the relationships between ideas, things, concepts, and qualities -- far beyond the explorations of which any other species on earth is capable. The discipline of [[semiotics]] studies symbols and symbol systems in general; [[semantics]] is specifically concerned with the main meaning of words.
Literary works are often admired for their artful use of [[symbolism]], i.e. the use of words, phrases and situations to evoke ideas and feelings beyond their plain interpretations; these uses are the subject of [[literary semiotics]]. Religious and metaphysical writings are also known for their use of [[esoterism|esoteric]] symbolism. [[Alchemy|Alchemical]] writings made extensive use of symbols for spiritual and chemical processes (which they also saw as symbols of each other). The interpretation of dreams as symbols of one's experiences is a main feature of [[Freudian]] [[psychoanalysis]] and [[Jung]]ian [[analytical psychology]].
==Etymology==
The word "symbol" came to the [[English language]], by way of [[Middle English]], [[Old French]], and latin, [[Latin]], from the [[Greek]] root words συμ (''sym'') meaning "together" and βολοσ<!--how does one get a final-form sigma?--> (''bolos'') from ''ballein'' meaning "to throw", having the approximate meaning of "to throw together".
==See also==
* [[List of Korea-related topics]]
*[[Icon]]
* [[SignTimezone]]
* [[SemioticsGMT]]
* [[LogotypeUTC]]
*[[National symbol]]
*[[Interpretation of dreams]]
*[[Religious symbolism]]
*[[map-territory relation]]
*[[List of symbols]]
*[[Alchemy]]
*[[Representation]]
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==External links==
[http://www.symbols.com Symbol search engine]
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