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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
근 · beautiful jade
瑾
15 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
자연·창조
옥
옥(玉)+삼갈(堇)=소중히 다루는 아름다운 옥
Scripture Anchor · 시 139:14
욥 28:18 '지혜의 값은 산호보다 귀하며'
Etymology
玉(구슬 옥) + 堇(진흙 근) — 흠 없는 아름다운 옥을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
그리스도의 피로 흠 없고 깨끗하게 된 삶을 뜻한다
엡 5:27벧전 1:19
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 보배로운 옥돌처럼 하나님의 사랑 안에서 빛나며, 세상에 귀한 존재로 쓰임받게 하소서.”
— 시 139:14
瑾~
순결하게 시작
瑾恩(근은)瑾美(근미)
~瑾
순결함에 이름
恩瑾(은근)聖瑾(성근)
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.