要好 (yào hǎo)
to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvemen
Character breakdown
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要 (yāo) · 9 strokes
Pictograph of two hands grabbing a woman's (女) waist. The current meaning "want" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "waist" is now written as 腰.
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好 (hǎo) · 6 strokes
It is good (好) for a woman (女) and her child (子) to be together.