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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
매 · plum blossom
梅
10 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
자연·창조
매화
나무(木)+매(每)=이른 봄에 피는 매화
Scripture Anchor · 아 2:12
아 2:12 '꽃이 땅에 나타나고'
Etymology
木(나무 목) + 每(매양 매) — 추위를 이기고 꽃피우는 매화나무를 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
시련을 이겨내고 아름다운 열매를 맺는 삶을 뜻한다
약 1:12롬 5:3-4
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 추운 겨울에도 꽃을 피우는 매화처럼, 어려운 환경에서도 믿음의 향기를 내게 하소서.”
— 아 2:12
梅~
매화처럼 시작
梅恩(매은)梅美(매미)
~梅
매화에 이름
恩梅(은매)聖梅(성매)
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.