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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
영 · jade luster
瑛
12 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
높음·존귀
옥빛
옥(玉)의 빛나는(英) 광채
Scripture Anchor · 엡 2:10
계 21:11 '그 빛이 지극히 귀한 보석 같고'
Etymology
玉(구슬 옥) + 英(꽃부리 영) — 구슬의 맑고 아름다운 빛을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
하나님의 보배로운 소유가 되어 빛나는 삶을 뜻한다
말 3:17벧전 2:9
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 보석처럼 빛나는 하나님의 작품으로, 주님의 손에서 아름답게 다듬어지게 하소서.”
— 엡 2:10
瑛~
빛나는 시작
瑛恩(영은)瑛珠(영주)瑛美(영미)
~瑛
빛남에 이름
恩瑛(은영)聖瑛(성영)榮瑛(영영)
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.