yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements
了

了 le

“to finish; particle of completed action”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese liu5. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Ruthenium

钅 metal → solid metal
+
了 le
=
钌 liǎo · Ru 44

Transliterates syllable 1 of rut·he·nium: ruthenium → liǎo.

The reading drifted: the component is read le, the element liǎo.