好
hào
#82 most
frequent character
to be fond of, to have a tendency to
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
好 shows a woman 女 with her child 子. That picture gave the first meaning 'good'. It grew to 'beautiful', 'moral goodness', and 'very'. Read hào, it means 'to like, love'.
Drawn as: woman; child
好 as a component in other characters
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