yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

“surname; a musical note”

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

Carries Aluminium

metal → solid metal
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· Al 13

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

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.