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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
예 · sharp/keen
銳
15 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
힘·용기
날카로울
쇠(金)의 날카로운(兌) 예리함
Scripture Anchor · 히 4:12
히 4:12 '하나님의 말씀은 살아 있고 활력이 있어'
Etymology
金(쇠 금) + 兌(기쁠 태) — 쇠가 날카롭게 벼려진 모습에서 예리하고 날카로움을 의미
Biblical Interpretation
하나님의 말씀처럼 예리하여 옳고 그름을 분별하는 영적 통찰력을 상징한다
히 4:12고전 2:14엡 5:10
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이에게 영적으로 날카로운 분별력을 주셔서 진리와 거짓을 구별하게 하소서.”
— 히 4:12
銳~
예리한 삶
銳恩(예은)銳賢(예현)銳敏(예민)
~銳
예리함을 이룸
恩銳(은예)善銳(선예)榮銳(영예)
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.