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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
찬 · support/praise
贊
15 STROKES회의(會意)Tier 2
기쁨·감사
도울/찬양
재물(貝)을 모아 칭찬=찬양
Scripture Anchor · 시 150:6
시 145:3 '여호와는 크시니 크게 찬양할 것이라'
Etymology
貝(조개 패) + 先(먼저 선) — 귀한 것을 앞세워 돕고 칭찬하는 것을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
하나님을 찬양하며 서로 돕고 세우는 삶을 뜻한다
시 63:3히 13:15
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이가 하나님을 찬양하고 이웃을 도우며, 삶으로 주님을 높이는 사람이 되게 하소서.”
— 시 150:6
贊~
찬양과 도움
贊榮(찬영)贊美(찬미)贊恩(찬은)
~贊
찬양에 이름
恩贊(은찬)聖贊(성찬)榮贊(영찬)
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.