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· glad/happy
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
  1. 01
    The Scripture compresses cleanly into one glyph — the clearer the root, the steadier the name.
  2. 02
    It carries softly in Korean phonetics — easy to call, gentle to hear.
  3. 03
    No negative usage in the East Asian classics — the name does not wear thin over time.
  4. 04
    Visually balanced against the family surname character in formal documents.
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.