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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
지 · will/aspiration
志
7 STROKES회의(會意)Tier 2
힘·용기
뜻
마음(心)이 가는(之) 뜻
Scripture Anchor · 빌 3:14
빌 3:14 '푯대를 향하여 그리스도의 상을 위하여'
Etymology
之(갈 지) + 心(마음 심) — 마음이 향하는 바, 뜻을 품고 나아감을 의미
Biblical Interpretation
하나님 나라와 그의 의를 구하는 것을 인생의 목표로 삼고 달려가는 삶을 상징한다
빌 3:14잠 16:3골 3:2
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 하나님의 뜻을 자신의 뜻으로 삼고, 한결같은 마음으로 그 길을 걸어가게 하소서.”
— 빌 3:14
志~
뜻을 품은 삶
志恩(지은)志賢(지현)志勳(지훈)
~志
뜻을 이룸
恩志(은지)善志(선지)榮志(영지)
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.