yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

fán

“all, any, every; ordinary, common”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese faan4. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Vanadium

metal → solid metal
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fán
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fán · V 23

Transliterates syllable 1 of va·na·dium: vanadiumfán.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.