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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
걸 · outstanding/hero
傑
12 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
힘·용기
뛰어날
사람(人) 중 뛰어난(桀) 걸출
Scripture Anchor · 딤후 2:15
빌 4:13 '내게 능력 주시는 자 안에서 모든 것을 할 수 있느니라'
Etymology
亻(사람 인) + 桀(뛰어날 걸) — 사람들 중에 뛰어난 자를 나타냄
Biblical Interpretation
하나님께서 주신 은사와 능력으로 탁월하게 쓰임받는 삶을 뜻한다
단 5:12고전 12:31빌 3:8
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 하나님이 세우신 뛰어난 일꾼으로, 세상에서 주님의 일에 탁월하게 쓰임받게 하소서.”
— 딤후 2:15
傑~
뛰어난 삶
傑恩(걸은)傑出(걸출)傑賢(걸현)
~傑
탁월함을 이룸
恩傑(은걸)善傑(선걸)榮傑(영걸)
Why this character
- 01The Scripture compresses cleanly into one glyph — the clearer the root, the steadier the name.
- 02It carries softly in Korean phonetics — easy to call, gentle to hear.
- 03No negative usage in the East Asian classics — the name does not wear thin over time.
- 04Visually balanced against the family surname character in formal documents.
Same theme characters
What to watch
- ×Always show the Hanja alongside, to avoid confusion with homophones.
- ×Read aloud with the surname to ensure no unintended negative phrase forms.
- ×Never judge fortune by stroke count or five-element divination (Charter).
Charter
BlessedName never uses Hanja as an instrument of divination. It is a lexical aid for meaning and Scripture alone.