子
こ · ko · JLPT N4 · noun
child
👶 ko sounds like the co- in co-pilot: a child is your little co-pilot
子 began as a drawing of a baby with a big head and outstretched arms. Read ko, it means child and ends many girls' names: Hanako, Yoko, Keiko. Each of those names closes with child.
子 — pictograph of a baby/child with arms out
子 began as a pictograph of a swaddled infant with a large head and outstretched arms, originally meaning 'baby' or 'child.' From there it broadened to 'son,' 'offspring,' and a respectful suffix for masters like 孔子 (Confucius). It also became one of the twelve earthly branches.