Characters I really like for no reason

苏
This is actually kind of an ugly character to look at (it looks cooler in traditional 蘇) but for some reason I really like the way it sounds, it's so elegant and pretty. I think this probably comes from the fact that it's the last name of Maggie Cheung's character in In the Mood for Love and maybe also because of Hu Ge in Nirvana in Fire (but NOT because of "哦～我亲爱的苏"), I don't know why but it's just such a nice word. But it also kind of reminds me of boiled vegetables, which isn't as fun. I like to think of it as lush Rousseau foliage.

敏

Even though this character is part of 过敏, the word for allergies, I really like it. I like the sound of it too. I like that it's the 3rd tone. This would also be good in a name but you have to do it well. I associate it with the moon, or mooncakes. Something very refined and feminine. 

穆

Okay, I thought this was the mu in the family name Murong (I love 2-character family names they're so cool) but it isn't. I still like it though. It's the mu in 穆念慈, who is actually a character I don't really like, but it just makes such a nice sound, very... 浓... saturated? A very saturated, full sound. I like the 禾 radical in there. It's a milky white character.