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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
겸 · humble/modest
謙
17 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
평화·안식
겸손할
말(言)을 줄이는(兼) 겸손. 빌 2:3 연결
Scripture Anchor · 벧전 5:6
빌 2:3 '겸손한 마음으로 각각 자기보다 남을 낫게 여기고'
Etymology
言(말씀 언) + 兼(겸할 겸) — 말을 절제하여 자신을 낮춘다는 의미로 겸손함을 나타냄
Biblical Interpretation
자기를 낮추고 다른 사람을 자기보다 낫게 여기는 그리스도의 마음을 뜻한다
빌 2:3잠 22:4마 23:12
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 하나님 앞에 겸손히 낮아지며, 때가 되면 주님이 높여주시는 복을 경험하게 하소서.”
— 벧전 5:6
謙~
겸손의 삶
謙恩(겸은)謙善(겸선)謙賢(겸현)
~謙
겸손을 이룸
恩謙(은겸)善謙(선겸)榮謙(영겸)
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.