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The character "好" is structurally composed of the components 女, meaning "woman", and 子, meaning "child", a formation that has remained consistent in its written form. Etymologically, this combination is traditionally interpreted as representing a woman with a child, which originally conveyed a sense of beauty or agreeableness linked to maternal affection. In early Chinese texts, the character primarily denoted meanings such as "beautiful" or "to be fond of", but over time its semantic scope expanded to encompass the general adjective "good" and the verb "to like", which are its core functions in modern usage.
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这是一个好地方。
今天天气很好。
我喜欢好好休息。
这本书比那本书好。
你应该好好工作。
我知道这是一个好主意。
他为什么不做好作业？
尽管遇到困难，我们还是要好好生活。