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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
민 · quick/sharp
敏
11 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
지혜·명철
민첩할
재빠르고(每) 행동(攵)하는 민첩함
Scripture Anchor · 약 1:19
약 1:19 '듣기는 속히 하고'
Etymology
每(매양 매) + 攴(칠 복) — 민첩하고 빠르게 행동하는 것, 총명하고 기민함을 의미
Biblical Interpretation
듣기는 속히 하고 말하기는 더디 하며, 하나님의 말씀에 민첩하게 순종하는 삶을 나타낸다.
약 1:19눅 1:38잠 22:29
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이에게 성령의 민첩한 분별력을 주셔서 하나님의 뜻을 빠르게 알아차리고 순종하게 하소서.”
— 약 1:19
敏~
민첩한 순종
敏恩(민은)敏德(민덕)敏熙(민희)
~敏
총명함의 완성
恩敏(은민)德敏(덕민)聖敏(성민)
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.