节目
jiémù · HSK 2
programme
📺 节 = segment/joint + 目 = item/eye → a segment-item on a program
节 originally meant a bamboo joint, extended to a segment or section. 目 means eye, extended to an item in a list. Together: a listed segment, i.e. a show or act on a programme.
节 — bamboo radical 竹 (⺮) + 即
Originally written 節, depicting a bamboo joint — the segmented node where a stalk divides. The bamboo radical ⺮ gives the meaning, while 即 supplies the sound. From 'bamboo joint' the meaning expanded to any segment, hence 'section,' 'festival' (a marked point in the year), and 'restraint' (knowing where to stop).