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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
현 · manifest/prominent
顯
23 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
높음·존귀
나타날
머리(頁)가 밝게(㬎) 드러남
Scripture Anchor · 요 14:21
골 3:4 '그리스도께서 나타나실 때에 너희도 영광 가운데'
Etymology
日(해 일) + 絲(실 사) + 頁(머리 혈) — 해가 밝게 빛나듯 분명히 드러나는 것을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
그리스도의 영광이 삶을 통해 드러나는 것을 뜻한다
요 1:14골 3:4
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이를 통해 하나님의 영광이 나타나며, 주님의 이름이 세상에 드러나게 하소서.”
— 요 14:21
顯~
영광 드러냄
顯榮(현영)顯恩(현은)顯浩(현호)
~顯
드러남에 이름
恩顯(은현)聖顯(성현)榮顯(영현)
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.