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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
련 · lotus
蓮
13 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
자연·창조
연꽃
풀(草)+이어진(連)=물 위에 피는 연꽃
Scripture Anchor · 아 2:2
아 2:2 '가시나무 가운데 백합화 같도다'
Etymology
艸(풀 초) + 連(이을 련) — 진흙 속에서도 아름다운 꽃을 피우는 연꽃을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
세상에 속하지 않고 순결하게 빛나는 삶을 뜻한다
요 17:15-16빌 2:15
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 진흙 속에서 피어나는 연꽃처럼 세상에 물들지 않고, 아름다운 믿음의 꽃을 피우게 하소서.”
— 아 2:2
蓮~
연꽃처럼 시작
蓮恩(련은)蓮美(련미)
~蓮
연꽃에 이름
恩蓮(은련)聖蓮(성련)
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.