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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
예 · perspicacious
叡
16 STROKES회의(會意)Tier 2
지혜·명철
슬기로울
睿의 이체자
Scripture Anchor · 고전 2:10
잠 8:14 '나에게는 도략과 참 지식이 있으며'
Etymology
目(눈 목) + 谷(골 곡) + 𠂉(긋 별) — 깊이 보고 통찰하는 것, 성스럽고 밝은 지혜를 의미
Biblical Interpretation
하나님이 주시는 지혜와 성령이 모든 것을 통찰하시는 것을 나타낸다.
약 1:5고전 2:10잠 2:6
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이에게 사물의 본질을 꿰뚫는 슬기를 주셔서 하나님의 깊은 뜻을 헤아리게 하소서.”
— 고전 2:10
叡~
슬기로운 시작
叡恩(예은)叡德(예덕)叡智(예지)
~叡
지혜의 완성
恩叡(은예)德叡(덕예)聖叡(성예)
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.