yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements
圭

圭 guī

“jade pointed at top”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese gwai1. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Silicon

石 stone → solid non-metal
+
圭 guī
=
硅 guī · Si 14

Not a plain transliteration: the component was chosen for its meaning, or the name is older than the system.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.