有益
yǒuyì · HSK 7
advantageous
💰 有 (have) + 益 (benefit) = having benefit, so advantageous or profitable
有 means have or possess; 益 means benefit or profit (it also appears in 利益 benefit and 益处 advantage). Together 有益 literally reads as has-benefit, meaning beneficial or advantageous.
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'.