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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
모 · admire/long for
慕
14 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
은혜·사랑
사모할
풀(莫) 사이로 마음(心)이 그리워함
Scripture Anchor · 시 42:1
시 42:1 '사슴이 시냇물을 찾기에 갈급함 같이'
Etymology
艹(풀 초) + 莫(없을 막) + 心(마음 심) — 마음으로 사모하고 흠모하는 것을 의미
Biblical Interpretation
사슴이 시냇물을 찾듯 하나님을 간절히 사모하는 영혼을 나타낸다.
시 42:1시 63:1빌 3:10
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 사슴이 시냇물을 사모하듯 하나님을 간절히 사모하며, 그 사랑 안에 거하게 하소서.”
— 시 42:1
慕~
사모하는 마음
慕恩(모은)慕德(모덕)慕義(모의)
~慕
사모함을 받음
恩慕(은모)德慕(덕모)聖慕(성모)
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.