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13 STROKES회의(會意)Tier 2
신실·정직

마디/절개

대나무(竹)의 마디=절개

Scripture Anchor · 계 2:10

갈 5:22-23 '성령의 열매는... 절제'

Etymology

竹(대나무 죽) + 即(곧 즉) 대나무의 마디처럼 굽히지 않는 절개와 절제를 상징

Biblical Interpretation

모든 일에 절제하며 하나님 앞에서 온전한 절개를 지키는 삶을 뜻한다

갈 5:23벧후 1:6고전 9:25
Blessing Prayer

이 아이가 절개 있는 삶으로 세상의 유혹에 흔들리지 않고, 주님께 대한 첫사랑을 지키게 하소서.

계 2:10
節~

절개의 삶

節恩(절은)節義(절의)節賢(절현)
~節

절개를 이룸

恩節(은절)善節(선절)貞節(정절)
Why this character
  1. 01
    The Scripture compresses cleanly into one glyph — the clearer the root, the steadier the name.
  2. 02
    It carries softly in Korean phonetics — easy to call, gentle to hear.
  3. 03
    No negative usage in the East Asian classics — the name does not wear thin over time.
  4. 04
    Visually balanced against the family surname character in formal documents.
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.