hao3
means 'good'
hao3
is the combination of
.
The first component is nü which means 'girl' or 'female'(a
figure of a women sitting with her legs crossed) and the second component
is zi which means 'son' or 'offspring' (an infant with arms
outstrected). One interpretation is that to have one daughter and one son
is a good combination. Other meanings of hao include 'fine',
'kind', 'convenient', and 'quite'.
hao3kan4 means 'good looking' and
literally translates as 'good'-'to see'.
kan4 is
made up of
where the first character is shou3 meaning 'hand' and the
second character mu4 meaning 'eye' (the respective ancient
graphic forms were
).
When you hold your hand over your eye (across your brow) you are trying
to look at something.
hao3chi1 means 'good to eat' and
literally translates as 'good'-'eat'.
chi1
has
as
its components. The first character is kou3 'mouth' and the
second character is qi4 meaning 'to beg' or 'solicit'. When
you solicit food for your mouth, you are about to eat.