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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
게 · rest/repose
憩
16 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
평화·안식
쉴
마음(心)에 자기(自)가 쉼. 안식일 개념
Scripture Anchor · 히 4:9
시 23:2 '푸른 풀밭에 나를 누이시며'
Etymology
忄(마음 심) + 息(쉴 식) — 마음과 몸을 쉬게 한다는 의미로, 휴식과 안식을 나타냄
Biblical Interpretation
수고하고 무거운 짐 진 자들이 주님께 나아가 참된 안식을 얻음을 상징한다
마 11:28시 23:2출 33:14
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 하나님의 품에서 참된 안식을 누리며, 세상의 무거운 짐에서 자유하게 하소서.”
— 히 4:9
憩~
안식의 삶
憩恩(게은)憩民(게민)憩賢(게현)
~憩
쉼을 이룸
恩憩(은게)善憩(선게)榮憩(영게)
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.