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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
절 · integrity/principle
節
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
- 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.