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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
예 · fame/honor
譽
21 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
높음·존귀
명예
말(言)로 높이는(與) 명예
Scripture Anchor · 롬 2:29
빌 2:9 '모든 이름 위에 뛰어난 이름을 주사'
Etymology
言(말씀 언) + 與(줄 여) — 말로써 칭찬하고 명예를 주는 것을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
하나님께 영광 돌리며 선한 이름을 남기는 삶을 뜻한다
잠 22:1전 7:1
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 사람의 칭찬보다 하나님의 칭찬을 구하며, 주님 앞에서 존귀한 자로 서게 하소서.”
— 롬 2:29
譽~
명예로운 시작
譽恩(예은)譽榮(예영)
~譽
명예에 이름
恩譽(은예)聖譽(성예)榮譽(영예)
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.