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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
요 · glory/shine
耀
20 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
빛·영광
빛날
빛이 넘쳐흐름
Scripture Anchor · 사 60:1
단 12:3 '궁창의 빛 같이 빛날 것이며'
Etymology
光(빛 광) + 翟(꿩 적, 음부) — 빛이 강렬하게 빛나는 모습, 눈부신 광채의 의미
Biblical Interpretation
하나님의 영광이 찬란히 빛나는 것처럼, 믿는 자가 그 빛을 반사하는 존재임을 나타낸다.
사 60:1말 4:2계 21:23
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 하나님의 영광을 빛내는 자로, 세상에 주님의 빛을 비추는 삶을 살게 하소서.”
— 사 60:1
耀~
빛나는 영광
耀恩(요은)耀德(요덕)耀光(요광)
~耀
영광의 완성
榮耀(영요)聖耀(성요)天耀(천요)
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.