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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
육 · nurture/raise
育
8 STROKES회의(會意)Tier 2
생명·번영
기를
아이를 기르는 양육
Scripture Anchor · 엡 6:4
엡 6:4 '주의 교훈과 훈계로 양육하라'
Etymology
𠫓(아이 낳을 구) + 月(달 월, 육달) — 아이를 낳아 기르는 것, 양육과 성장을 의미
Biblical Interpretation
주의 교훈과 훈계로 양육하고, 은혜와 지식에서 자라가는 것을 나타낸다.
엡 6:4벧전 2:2벧후 3:18
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이를 하나님이 친히 기르시고 양육하셔서, 믿음과 사랑 안에서 온전히 자라나게 하소서.”
— 엡 6:4
育~
기름의 시작
育恩(육은)育德(육덕)育榮(육영)
~育
양육의 완성
恩育(은육)德育(덕육)聖育(성육)
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.