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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
숙 · pure/gentle
淑
11 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
은혜·사랑
맑을
물(水)처럼 맑고 고운 성품
Scripture Anchor · 벧전 3:4
잠 31:10 '현숙한 여인을 누가 찾을 수 있으리요'
Etymology
水(물 수) + 叔(아저씨 숙, 음부) — 맑고 깨끗한 물, 선하고 아름다운 품성을 의미
Biblical Interpretation
무엇이든지 정결하고 아름답고 칭찬받을 만한 것을 생각하는 순결한 삶을 나타낸다.
빌 4:8딛 2:3-5벧전 3:2
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 맑고 순수한 마음으로 하나님 앞에 서며, 내면의 아름다움으로 빛나게 하소서.”
— 벧전 3:4
淑~
맑은 품성
淑恩(숙은)淑德(숙덕)淑熙(숙희)
~淑
아름다운 완성
恩淑(은숙)德淑(덕숙)聖淑(성숙)
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.