The Mandarin Chinese character 好 (hǎo) consists of two radicals – 女 (nǔ) and 子 (zǐ).
Nǔ
女
girl, woman, daughter
Zǐ
子
child, son
Hǎo means good; right; excellent. It can also be used as an intensifier similar to the English “very.”
Mandarin Vocabulary with Hǎo
| Pinyin | Characters | Meaning |
| Ni hǎo | 你好 | hello |
| Hǎo chī | 好吃 | delicious |
| Hǎo kàn | 好看 | attractive |
| Hǎo tīng | 好聽 | pleasant to the ear |
| Hǎo jiǔ | 好久 | a long time |
| Hǎo xiàng | 好像 | look alike |
| Hǎo xiào | 好笑 | funny |