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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
선 · good/virtuous
善
12 STROKES회의(會意)Tier 2
은혜·사랑
착할
양(羊)+말씀(言)=선한 말
Scripture Anchor · 엡 2:10
미 6:8 '선을 행하며 인자를 사랑하며'
Etymology
羊(양 양) + 言(말씀 언) — 양처럼 순하고 말이 아름다운 것, 선하고 착한 것을 의미
Biblical Interpretation
선하신 하나님의 성품을 닮아 선을 행하며, 선으로 악을 이기는 삶을 나타낸다.
시 23:6롬 12:21갈 6:9
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 선하신 하나님을 닮아 선한 일에 힘쓰며, 빛의 열매를 맺는 삶을 살게 하소서.”
— 엡 2:10
善~
선한 품성
善恩(선은)善德(선덕)善榮(선영)
~善
선함의 완성
恩善(은선)德善(덕선)聖善(성선)
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.