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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
덕 · virtue
德
15 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
은혜·사랑
큰 덕
곧은(直) 마음(心)으로 길(彳)을 감
Scripture Anchor · 벧후 1:5
벧후 1:5 '덕으로, 덕에 지식을'
Etymology
彳(언덕 척) + 直(곧을 직) + 心(마음 심) — 곧은 마음으로 행하는 것, 도덕과 덕행을 의미
Biblical Interpretation
믿음에 덕을 더하고, 무엇이든지 칭찬할 만한 덕이 있거든 이것들을 생각하라는 가르침을 상징한다.
벧후 1:5빌 4:8딤전 4:7
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 그리스도의 덕을 본받아 믿음에 덕을, 덕에 지식을 더하며 성숙해가게 하소서.”
— 벧후 1:5
德~
덕스러운 시작
德恩(덕은)德榮(덕영)德光(덕광)
~德
덕의 완성
恩德(은덕)榮德(영덕)聖德(성덕)
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.