声望
shēngwàng · HSK 7
prestige
🏆 声 sound/fame + 望 look up to = the renown others look up to: prestige
声 carries the sense of voice spreading into fame, and 望 means to gaze up at or hope toward. Together they name the standing that makes people look up to you. In game stats this same word labels reputation or mana.
声 — 士 scholar/warrior on top + 尸-like form + components (simplified from 聲)
声 is the simplified form of 聲, which originally depicted a hanging stone chime (殸) being struck, with 耳 'ear' below to show hearing. The full form combined the sound-making instrument and the act of listening, meaning 'sound' or 'voice'. The modern simplified 声 keeps only the upper portion.
望 — 亡 (phonetic) + 月 moon + 王 king/standing figure
Originally a pictograph of a person standing on tiptoe gazing at the moon, expressing the idea of looking far into the distance. Over time the figure was reshaped and 亡 was added as a phonetic element. The meaning extended from 'gaze afar' to 'hope for' or 'expect.'