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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
원 · garden
苑
8 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
생명·번영
동산
풀과 나무의 동산. 에덴 이미지
Scripture Anchor · 사 58:11
창 2:8 '여호와 하나님이 동산을 창설하시고'
Etymology
艹(풀 초) + 夗(구부러질 완, 음부) — 울타리 쳐진 동산, 아름다운 정원을 의미
Biblical Interpretation
하나님이 지으신 에덴동산과, 낙원의 생명나무 동산을 상징한다.
창 2:8계 2:7눅 23:43
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이의 삶이 하나님이 가꾸시는 동산처럼 아름다운 열매로 가득하게 하소서.”
— 사 58:11
苑~
동산의 시작
苑恩(원은)苑德(원덕)苑熙(원희)
~苑
아름다운 동산
恩苑(은원)德苑(덕원)聖苑(성원)
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.