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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
한 · graceful/elegant
嫻
15 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
평화·안식
고울
여인(女)의 한가로운(閑) 우아함
Scripture Anchor · 잠 31:30
벧전 3:4 '마음에 숨은 사람을 온유하고 안정한 심령'
Etymology
女(여자 녀) + 閑(한가할 한) — 여성이 조용하고 정숙하며 예의 바른 모습을 나타냄
Biblical Interpretation
온유하고 정결한 행실로 하나님을 경외하는 여성의 덕을 상징한다
딤전 2:9벧전 3:4잠 31:25
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 내면의 고운 품성으로 하나님의 사랑을 닮아가며, 우아한 믿음의 삶을 살게 하소서.”
— 잠 31:30
嫻~
정숙한 삶
嫻恩(한은)嫻淑(한숙)嫻雅(한아)
~嫻
정숙을 이룸
恩嫻(은한)善嫻(선한)靜嫻(정한)
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.