好榜样 (hǎo bǎng yàng) — good example, good role model

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), understood as a woman with a child, linked to goodness or affection.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

榜 pairs 木, a tree or wood element, with 旁, which is used for the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.