yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements
吕

吕 lǚ

“surname; a musical note”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese leoi5. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Aluminium

钅 metal → solid metal
+
吕 lǚ
=
铝 lǚ · Al 13

Transliterates syllable 2 of a·lu·mi·nium: aluminium → lǚ.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.