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利息 word · TOCFL B2 (est.)
利息 ＝ 利 ＋ 息
ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ · lìxí
noun — interest (on a loan or savings), the money earned or owed on capital

字源 FORM — what the parts do

利profit, gain (利潤)lì
息here, money that grows; literally to breathe, to rest (休息)xí
利息，利潤的利，休息的息。
關 · Related
利率lìlǜthe rate that sets it — the same 利本金běnjīnthe principal the interest grows from