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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
익 · benefit/increase
益
10 STROKES회의(會意)Tier 2
넉넉·풍요
더할/이로울
물(水)이 그릇(皿)에 넘쳐=이로움
Scripture Anchor · 빌 1:21
빌 1:21 '사는 것이 그리스도니 죽는 것도 유익함이라'
Etymology
皿(그릇 명) + 水(물 수) — 그릇에 물이 넘쳐 더해지는 것을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
서로에게 유익이 되고 덕을 세우는 삶을 뜻한다
고전 10:23롬 15:2
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 만나는 모든 사람에게 유익한 존재가 되며, 하나님의 선한 도구로 쓰임받게 하소서.”
— 빌 1:21
益~
유익하게 시작
益恩(익은)益榮(익영)益浩(익호)
~益
유익함에 이름
恩益(은익)聖益(성익)榮益(영익)
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.