有利
yǒulì · HSK 3
be advantageous/beneficial
📈 有 (have) + 利 (profit/sharp) = have profit, advantageous
利 originally shows 禾 (grain) + 刂 (knife) — a sharp blade cutting grain at harvest, hence profit or benefit. Combined with 有 (to have), 有利 literally means to have profit, i.e. advantageous or favourable.
有 — hand 𠂇 + moon/meat 月
Originally depicted a hand holding a piece of meat (月 here is the 'meat' radical, not moon), expressing the idea of possessing something. Over time the meaning broadened from 'to hold/possess' to the general sense of 'to have' or 'there is/exists'.
利 — grain 禾 + knife 刂
Originally a pictograph showing a knife (刂) cutting grain (禾), depicting harvest. From the idea of a sharp blade reaping crops, it extended to mean 'sharp,' then 'benefit,' 'profit,' or 'advantage' — the gain that comes from a successful harvest.