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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
독 · sincere/devoted
篤
16 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
신실·정직
도타울
대나무(竹)처럼 곧고 마(馬)처럼 묵직한 도타움
Scripture Anchor · 롬 12:10
롬 12:10 '형제를 사랑하여 서로 우애하고'
Etymology
竹(대나무 죽) + 馬(말 마) — 말이 건강하고 튼튼한 상태를 나타내어 돈독하고 성실한 의미로 확장
Biblical Interpretation
형제 사랑을 뜨겁게 하며 서로에게 돈독한 사랑과 성실함으로 대하는 삶을 뜻한다
롬 12:10벧전 1:22히 10:24
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 도타운 마음으로 하나님을 섬기며, 진심 어린 사랑으로 이웃과 함께하게 하소서.”
— 롬 12:10
篤~
돈독한 삶
篤恩(독은)篤善(독선)篤賢(독현)
~篤
성실을 이룸
恩篤(은독)善篤(선독)信篤(신독)
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.