好 is maybe a better example. The radical of a "woman" next to the phonetic part for "child", their combination meaning “good”. On my phone now, not sure how to write the different parts separately to illustrate my point better.
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女 子
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haha, thanks
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Great choice. Especially since I have a boy and a girl haha
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"good" as in "that's ok" or "good" as in "good person"?
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Both.
But here the etymology works best for the latter.
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