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§ 03Hanja Lexicon
여 · surplus/remainder
餘
15 STROKES형성(形聲)Tier 2
넉넉·풍요
남을
먹고(食) 남는(余) 넉넉함
Scripture Anchor · 고후 9:8
엡 3:20 '구하거나 생각하는 모든 것에 넘치도록'
Etymology
食(밥 식) + 余(나 여) — 음식이 남아서 넉넉한 것을 나타내는 글자
Biblical Interpretation
하나님의 은혜로 넉넉히 남는 복을 뜻한다
롬 11:5요 6:12
Blessing Prayer
“이 아이에게 남을 만큼의 풍성함을 주셔서 항상 넉넉히 나눌 수 있게 하소서.”
— 고후 9:8
餘~
넉넉하게 시작
餘恩(여은)餘榮(여영)
~餘
넉넉함에 이름
恩餘(은여)聖餘(성여)
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.