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好 hăo
Explanation:
好人 good people   好看 look nice
看字形便可猜到是一个抱着孩子、弯腰鞠躬的女人（ ）。这女人是小婴儿的妈妈，妈妈疼爱地抱着孩子，多美好啊！

In the oracle bones, the left side of this character shows a kneeling woman holding a baby to her breasts （ ）. This form of the character thus demonstrates that people in ancient times considered a woman with children to be superior to, and better than, a woman without children.