环节

Traditional form:

環節

Pinyin (reading):

huánjié

Definitions:

• (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
• (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc

Characters:

• 环 - bracelet, ring; to surround, to loop
• 节 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save

Traditional characters:

• 環 - bracelet, ring; to surround, to loop
• 節 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save