yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements
叵

叵 pǒ

“cannot, be unable do, improbable; thereupon”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese po2. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Promethium

钅 metal → solid metal
+
叵 pǒ
=
钷 pǒ · Pm 61

Transliterates syllable 1 of pro·met·hium: promethium → pǒ.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.