yuánzì Chinese characters of the chemical elements
尼

尼 ní

“Buddhist nun; transliteration”

On its own, an ordinary character; Cantonese nei4. Readings and gloss from the Unicode Unihan database.

Carries Niobium

钅 metal → solid metal
+
尼 ní
=
铌 ní · Nb 41

Transliterates syllable 1 of nio·bium: niobium → ní.

The element keeps the component’s reading exactly.