Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Chinese Character hao3 -- Good
Oct 20th 2011, 10:07

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It means 'good'. The left part is nv3 (woman) and the right is zi3 (son). It originally means 'beautiful (woman)'. We may also say when you have 'woman' and 'son', it is 'good'. The ancient Chinese worship their ancestors and are very keen on sons for carrying on the ancestral lines, which are reflected in this character for good --- sons are as important as woman.

Pronunciation: hao3

Meaning: good; fine; kind; nice; all right; get well; ,okay; beautiful.

Pronunciation: hao4

Meaning: like; be keen on; be fond of.

Related Characters:
     Nv3 - woman
     Huai4 - bad
     Zi3 - son

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