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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
항 · constant/always
恒
9 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
신실·정직
항상
마음(心)이 달(亘)처럼 변치 않음
Scripture Anchor · 살전 5:17
히 13:8 '예수 그리스도는 어제나 오늘이나 영원토록'
Etymology
忄(마음 심) + 亙(두루 긍) — 마음이 변하지 않고 항상 두루 이어진다는 의미
Biblical Interpretation
하나님의 변치 않는 사랑처럼 항상 인내하며 끝까지 견디는 믿음을 상징한다
살전 5:17히 13:8약 1:12
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 항상 기도하고 항상 감사하며, 변함없는 믿음으로 주님을 섬기게 하소서.”
— 살전 5:17
恒~
항상된 삶
恒恩(항은)恒善(항선)恒賢(항현)
~恒
항상함을 이룸
恩恒(은항)善恒(선항)榮恒(영항)
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.