本息

Traditional form:

本息

Pinyin (reading):

běnxī

Definitions:

• principal and interest (on a loan)

Characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 息 - to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news

Traditional characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 息 - to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news