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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
축 · bless/celebrate
祝
9 STROKES회의(會意)Tier 2
기쁨·감사
빌/축복
하나님(示) 앞에서 입(口)+사람(儿)=축복
Scripture Anchor · 창 12:2
민 6:24 '여호와는 네게 복을 주시고 너를 지키시기를'
Etymology
示(보일 시) + 兄(형 형) — 신에게 기도하며 복을 비는 모습을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
하나님께 받은 복을 전하며 다른 이를 위해 기도하는 삶을 뜻한다
민 6:24-26엡 1:3
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 하나님의 축복을 받을 뿐 아니라, 다른 사람을 축복하는 통로가 되게 하소서.”
— 창 12:2
祝~
축복으로 시작
祝恩(축은)祝福(축복)祝榮(축영)
~祝
축복에 이름
恩祝(은축)聖祝(성축)榮祝(영축)
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.