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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
수 · excellent
秀
7 STROKES회의(會意)Tier 2
지혜·명철
빼어날
곡식(禾)이 뛰어나게 자람=빼어남
Scripture Anchor · 벧전 4:10
아 5:10 '나의 사랑하는 자는 만 사람 중에 뛰어나'
Etymology
禾(벼 화) + 乃(이에 내) — 곡식의 이삭이 피어나는 것, 뛰어나고 아름다움을 의미
Biblical Interpretation
하나님께 영광을 돌리는 열매를 많이 맺고, 의의 열매가 가득한 삶을 나타낸다.
요 15:8갈 5:22빌 1:11
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 뛰어난 은사를 하나님께 영광 돌리는 데 사용하며, 겸손함으로 섬기게 하소서.”
— 벧전 4:10
秀~
빼어난 시작
秀恩(수은)秀德(수덕)秀榮(수영)
~秀
아름다운 완성
恩秀(은수)德秀(덕수)聖秀(성수)
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.