有望
yoǔ wàng · HSK 7
hopeful
🌱 有望 = 有 (to have) + 望 (hope) = literally to have hope, so promising
有 means to have and 望 means to hope or gaze toward something far off. Stick them together and you get someone or something that has hope attached to it, hence hopeful or promising.
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'.
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.'