yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

“cannot, be unable do, improbable; thereupon”

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

Carries Promethium

metal → solid metal
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· Pm 61

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

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.