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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
약 · promise/covenant
約
9 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
신실·정직
맺을/약속
실(糸)로 묶는(勺) 약속. 언약 개념
Scripture Anchor · 신 7:9
히 10:23 '약속하신 이는 미쁘시니라'
Etymology
糸(실 사) + 勺(국자 작) — 실로 묶어 맺는다는 의미에서 약속과 언약을 나타냄
Biblical Interpretation
하나님께서 세우신 언약을 신실하게 지키시며 그 약속을 이루시는 은혜를 뜻한다
창 17:7히 8:6눅 22:20
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 하나님의 언약을 마음에 새기고, 약속을 지키는 신실한 사람이 되게 하소서.”
— 신 7:9
約~
언약의 삶
約恩(약은)約翰(약한)約書(약서)
~約
언약을 이룸
恩約(은약)善約(선약)信約(신약)
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.