yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

yīn

“cause, reason; by; because (of)”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese jan1. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Indium

metal → solid metal
+
yīn
=
yīn · In 49

Transliterates syllable 1 of in·dium: indiumyīn.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.