yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements
亢

亢 kàng

“high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; name; 2nd lunar mansion, determinative star κ Virginis (Kang)”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese kong3. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Scandium

钅 metal → solid metal
+
亢 kàng
=
钪 kàng · Sc 21

Transliterates syllable 1 of scan·dium: scandium → kàng.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.