yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements
凡

凡 fán

“all, any, every; ordinary, common”

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

Carries Vanadium

钅 metal → solid metal
+
凡 fán
=
钒 fán · V 23

Transliterates syllable 1 of va·na·dium: vanadium → fán.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.