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节余

jié yú

2-character word Traditional 節餘

What 节余 means

1. to save
2. savings

The characters in 节余

• 节jiéjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term…
• 余yú(literary) I; me; variant of 余

Sounds the same

Read jié yú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 结余balance; cash surplus
• 劫余remnants after a disaster; aftermath
• 婕妤second-rank concubine…

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