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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
  1. 01
    The Scripture compresses cleanly into one glyph — the clearer the root, the steadier the name.
  2. 02
    It carries softly in Korean phonetics — easy to call, gentle to hear.
  3. 03
    No negative usage in the East Asian classics — the name does not wear thin over time.
  4. 04
    Visually balanced against the family surname character in formal documents.
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.