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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
증 · gift/present
贈
18 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
넉넉·풍요
줄
재물(貝)을 보내는(曾) 선물
Scripture Anchor · 고후 9:15
약 1:17 '온갖 좋은 은사와 온전한 선물이 위로부터'
Etymology
貝(조개 패) + 曾(일찍 증) — 귀한 것을 선물로 주는 것을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
하나님께서 주시는 선물과 은사를 나누는 삶을 뜻한다
롬 6:23약 1:17
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 하나님이 주신 선물을 감사히 받고, 자신의 삶을 다른 사람에게 선물하는 사람이 되게 하소서.”
— 고후 9:15
贈~
선물로 시작
贈恩(증은)贈美(증미)
~贈
선물에 이름
恩贈(은증)聖贈(성증)
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.