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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
흔 · glad/happy
欣
8 STROKES회의(會意)Tier 2
기쁨·감사
기쁠
도끼(斤)로 나무를 열어(欠) 기뻐함
Scripture Anchor · 합 3:18
시 100:2 '기쁨으로 여호와를 섬기며'
Etymology
斤(도끼 근) + 欠(하품 흠) — 마음이 열리며 기뻐하는 모습을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
하나님을 기뻐하고 감사하는 마음을 뜻한다
시 97:1빌 4:4
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 주 안에서 항상 기쁘게 살며, 감사와 찬양으로 하루를 시작하게 하소서.”
— 합 3:18
欣~
기쁨으로 나아감
欣悅(흔열)欣榮(흔영)欣恩(흔은)
~欣
기쁨에 이름
聖欣(성흔)恩欣(은흔)主欣(주흔)
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.