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17 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
평화·안식

겸손할

말(言)을 줄이는(兼) 겸손. 빌 2:3 연결

Scripture Anchor · 벧전 5:6

빌 2:3 '겸손한 마음으로 각각 자기보다 남을 낫게 여기고'

Etymology

言(말씀 언) + 兼(겸할 겸) 말을 절제하여 자신을 낮춘다는 의미로 겸손함을 나타냄

Biblical Interpretation

자기를 낮추고 다른 사람을 자기보다 낫게 여기는 그리스도의 마음을 뜻한다

빌 2:3잠 22:4마 23:12
Blessing Prayer

이 아이가 하나님 앞에 겸손히 낮아지며, 때가 되면 주님이 높여주시는 복을 경험하게 하소서.

벧전 5:6
謙~

겸손의 삶

謙恩(겸은)謙善(겸선)謙賢(겸현)
~謙

겸손을 이룸

恩謙(은겸)善謙(선겸)榮謙(영겸)
Why this character
  1. 01
    The Scripture compresses cleanly into one glyph — the clearer the root, the steadier the name.
  2. 02
    It carries softly in Korean phonetics — easy to call, gentle to hear.
  3. 03
    No negative usage in the East Asian classics — the name does not wear thin over time.
  4. 04
    Visually balanced against the family surname character in formal documents.
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.