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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
송 · praise/hymn
頌
13 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
기쁨·감사
칭송할
모습(容)을 높이는(頁) 칭송
Scripture Anchor · 시 145:4
시 34:1 '내가 여호와를 항상 송축함이여'
Etymology
頁(머리 혈) + 公(공평할 공) — 머리를 들어 높이 찬양하는 모습을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
하나님께 드리는 찬송과 경배의 삶을 뜻한다
시 100:4계 5:13
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 대대로 하나님의 은혜를 칭송하며, 주님의 선하심을 세상에 전하게 하소서.”
— 시 145:4
頌~
찬송으로 시작
頌恩(송은)頌榮(송영)頌美(송미)
~頌
찬송에 이름
恩頌(은송)聖頌(성송)榮頌(영송)
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.