yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements

jiā

“house, home, residence; family”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese gaa1. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Gallium

metal → solid metal
+
jiā
=
jiā · Ga 31

Transliterates syllable 1 of gal·lium: galliumjiā.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.