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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
렴 · incorruptible
廉
13 STROKES회의(會意)Tier 2
신실·정직
청렴할
집(广) 안 칼날(兼)처럼 날카로운 깨끗함
Scripture Anchor · 행 24:16
미 6:8 '겸손하게 네 하나님과 함께 행하는 것'
Etymology
广(집 엄) + 兼(겸할 겸) — 집의 모서리가 분명하고 바른 것처럼 청렴하고 올곧음을 나타냄
Biblical Interpretation
부정한 이익을 취하지 않고 정직하며 청렴한 삶으로 하나님을 섬김을 뜻한다
잠 11:3시 15:2딛 1:8
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 청렴한 삶으로 하나님과 사람 앞에 부끄러움이 없는 양심을 가지게 하소서.”
— 행 24:16
廉~
청렴한 삶
廉恩(렴은)廉善(렴선)廉賢(렴현)
~廉
청렴을 이룸
恩廉(은렴)善廉(선렴)義廉(의렴)
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.