#好 is made of おんなへん(女) and 子 (a child), i.e., a girl or a young woman, from which the meaning of “good” and “likable” developed.
好 means “like” and can be pronounced as:
コウ、す(ず)、この(ごの)、よ、よしみ
好青年(コウセイネン): a nice young man
好奇心(コウキシン): curiosity
愛好(アイコウ)する: love, enjoy
好(す)き(な): liked, favourite
物好(ものず)き(な): curious, eccentric
好(この)む: like, have a liking
私(わたし)好(ごの)み(の): my taste, my favourite
好(よ)い: good, nice (=良い)
人(ひと)が好(よ)い: be good-natured
好(よしみ): friendship, friendly relationship